Media & Press
Doubt Over Long Term Use of Hormone Rx for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
"This is a very useful study, in that it gives clinicians clear guidelines on how to treat men with high-risk prostate cancer who have elevated PSA after surgery and radiation."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
The U.S. News & World Report: Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heightened Alzheimers Risk
"Most of us are becoming as afraid of getting Alzheimer's as we are of getting cancer. When a study pits one debilitating condition against another, it instills fear in patients."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
Healthline: New Drug to Boost Women’s Sex Drive Delivers Modest Improvement, Several Side Effects
"Bremelanotide, or Vyleesi, is the first option available to women that allows them to treat their symptoms on an as-needed basis."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
Health Day: FDA Halts all Sales of Pelvic Mesh Products Tied to Injuries in Women
"Speaking as a woman, surgeon, scientist, and healer, I know the decision by the FDA to pull vaginal mesh is a disservice to women."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
Health Day: Does Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Raise Dementia Risk?
"We really don't have a choice. Androgen-deprivation therapy is what can be offered to men with recurring or advanced prostate cancer. It's a matter of treating a deadly disease versus the risk of developing a non-life-threatening condition."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
UPI: Hormone therapy may increase the risk for prostate cancer
"How do you ask somebody to choose between losing your mind or not treating their high-risk disease. It's a hard position to put a patient in."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
Kaiser Health News: The High Cost of Sex: Insurers Often Don't Pay for Drugs To Treat Problems
"I never write a prescription for Viagra anymore, these generics are inexpensive solutions for men."
- Elizabeth Kavaler, MD
