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This is very good primer on the complexity of making a prostate cancer treatment decision. The reason active surveillance has a role in prostate cancer is that it is often times diagnosed in an older male with other medical problems (life expectancy issues). This then in combination with favorable Gleason's or low volume on the …
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Read the below very carefully. First of all Mr. Ablin's site is sponsored by a medical company and yet he protests profit that is the result of PSA testing. His father died of prostate cancer after presenting very late in the disease and died a year later. This ethically and appropriately raises the question, "Could his father been saved by …
This will be useful. Currently we repeat rectal exams and PSA's in a serial fashion and repeat a biopsy if there is a change in these two parameters. If this gets approval we would add a urine specimen after prostate massage to the follow-up process. More steps to the screening process and more money...Mr. Albin and …
PSA Test Reduces Prostate Cancer Deaths By 40% 12 Mar 2010 When it comes to the documented 40 percent effectiveness of PSA testing in preventing death from prostate cancer, neither the American Cancer Society nor the discoverer of the PSA protein, Richard Ablin, are telling the public the complete story. "The American Cancer Society is …
Doctor Settles For $600,000 For Not Informing Man Tests Suggested He May Have Prostate Cancer- By: Joseph Hernandez Description : Men often possess a scant understanding of prostate cancer, their own chances for the cancer, and the methods available for detecting if they have prostate cancer. Many men have limited, if any, understanding of …
March 10, 2010 Op-Ed Contributor The Great Prostate Mistake By RICHARD J. ABLIN Tucson EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer. The …
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cryosurgery | hifu | wait & see | alternative treatment | diet | articles | contact | Research suggest therapy choice is influenced by physicians’ preferences March 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized New research shows that the kind of treatment received by prostate cancer patients often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient’s …
Interview with Mr. PSA- Part Two Dr. McHugh: "Welcome back. I am with Mr. PSA and his pseudonym Pepe the prostate. How are you tonight and again thanks for being here with us to shed some light on the dilemma that is PSA and prostate cancer." Mr. PSA: "Thank you, again it is good to …
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Dr. John C. McHugh of Prostatediaries interviews PSA Dr. McHugh: “So first of all thanks so much for coming on the program.” PSA: “My pleasure. There’s been a lot of bad press out there and I appreciate the opportunity to respond.” Dr. McHugh: “You look young. How old are you, if I might ask?” PSA: …
Removing the prostate is a simpler concept for me to get. If the cancer is only in the prostate and you remove it, all the cancer in the gland will be gone. This study suggests to me that if the cancer is only in the prostate then ,depending on the amount of radiation that is used or …
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