Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
The story of Michael Milken: His investment history, the trial, prison stint, getting prostate cancer and then turning all that into PCF and subsequently the relationship with MLB is truly something to marvel at. If you haven't already, the Wikipedia history is very interesting to read. I can't wait to see how they are going to decorate …
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It's a funny thing. I think there are two types of men when it comes to medical care and particularly prostate cancer awareness. One set of men I see are patients who are all over the disease. They are aware of family members that have had prostate cancer, they may have a wife that is very proactive …
Did you know? From " The Decision" · You have a higher incidence of bladder or rectal cancer after having received radiation. · Frank Zappa, Bill Bixby, and Dan Fogelberg died in their fifties from prostate cancer, all within three years of diagnosis. · One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at …
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If all you have is a hammer...the whole world is a nail. My brother Bob once sold used cars. It was always humorous to him how customers would come in with cost comparisons that had been obtained from either another dealership or the internet. The customer, in my brother’s view, almost always had a false …
chloe, pepsi, the van, the lake, and a mophead hydrangea...these are some of my favorite things.....Mary Poppins? There are so many nuances and particulars about prostate cancer and the treatments and the aftermath... that very few people " get." So..... let me let you into the " informed and enlightened" circle. In order: Concepts that the …
Colon cancer?...Prostate cancer?..... the check up for prostate cancer is sooooooo much easier. Tomorrow I have my second colonoscopy that will be done with one of my best friends. So...a rectal exam and a PSA versus colonoscopy. Have you had to fast with liquids only all day and then the "cathartic stuff" just to get …
Walk your dog and diagnose your neighbor's prostate cancer. Dogs Trained To Effectively Sniff Out Prostate Cancer 02 Jun 2010 Dogs can be trained to correctly identify certain prostate cancer cell-derived volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in urine, according to new data from researchers in Paris. These promising new data were presented on June 1, 2010 …
Winter's Page Michael's Journey-Note the reference to Polka music I wanted to add Michael Vinecki to my Amazon.com list of Famous and Interesting Men with Prostate Cancer. Here's the deal with Listmania...there has to be a product on Amazon to be listed. ( That's how I got on the list....not famous but some might argue …
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