In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it announced that the human genome had been sequenced. Since that time, the science of genomics – utilizing the patient’s individual genetic information or that in the cells of their disease to target treatments that are both more effective and less toxic – has grown to the point that nearly three-quarters of all oncology drugs/agents currently in development are focused on a specific gene, mRNA or protein or other biomarker.
In the early 2000s, I was an executive at a hospital in Silicon Valley and became interested in this emerging science... |
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| Emotions and Feelings Matter, Too |
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| | | Everyone deals with common stressors in life, some are predictable and others unexpected: Stuck in traffic, Paying the bills, Waking up late, taking care of kids, car breaking down, finding money to pay for car, so on and so forth. For many people these daily stressors are manageable and cause no major issues. So what happens when someone receives a medical diagnosis like cancer? Just verbalizing the word cancer can trigger so many different kinds of emotions and stressors. When you are in the midst of treatment, physical symptoms become so important to monitor to help remain stable. I would also argue that paying attention to how you are feeling is just as important... |
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| Tom Hulsey on his Escape from Alcatraz |
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Tom Hulsey is not only a MCCR Board member, he is also working on a mission to be a “Men’s Health Champion,” in all aspects of the word “health.” Part of this mission included participating in a “bucket list race” for him, the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon in San Francisco.
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and as a prostate cancer survivor, Hulsey was proud to be selected to run this year’s race back on National Cancer Survivor’s Day®, June 5, 2022... |
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