So the task forces tells all the newspapers that the PSA gets a D and is a bad test. My patients read the newspapers and watch the T.V. and hear that the PSA is a bad test. They come to my office and want to know if they have prostate cancer and in the same …
Northeast Georgia Urology Group in Gainesville, Georgia Seeking New Associate Urologist
Dr. Bill Jones will be retiring in May 2012. Northeast Georgia Urological Associates is actively seeking a BE/BC urologist to replace him. N.G.U.A. has a lot to offer both in terms of the practice and the Northeast Georgia Area. Active urological practice with 30 years of service in Gainesville and the Northeast Georgia area. Lake …
prostate cancer , colon cancer and no insurance…having no insurance was not the problem here…surprise?
I have no clue what in the hell the following is about other than whoever the writer is talking about has been diagnosed late with both colon and prostate cancer. How does that happen in the higher socioeconomic folks that have the means to at least to be aware of what you do to detect …
Pepe the prostate speaks out the PSA, the USPSTF and prostate cancer-the rodney dangerfield of diseases
Mr. PSA speaks out about prostate cancer screening in exclusive interview with prostatediaries- Part One March 6, 2010 by John McHugh M.D. | // Mr. PSA-"I have feelings too!" Dr. John C. McHugh of Prostatediaries interviews PSA Dr. McHugh: “So first of all thanks so much for coming on the program.” PSA: “My …
Prostate cancer questions?….there’s an app for that! Northeast Georgia urologist launches prostate cancer decision-making app – ProstateMd.
ProstateMd in the Itunes app store I know what you are thinking....I shouldn't have used Penelope as the background of the app...well...that's what makes me different....irreverent informative prostate cancer stuff with an edge and a bit of humor..... Well...a few months ago a friend of mine, well kinda sorta of a friend....I hate people and most …
i am going to shout this….IF YOU GET A PSA TO CHECK FOR PROSTATE CANCER BECAUSE OF URINARY SYMPTOMS THEN YOU HAVE WAITED TOO LATE!
As I make very clear in my book...most prostate cancers form away from the tube that the male pees through...the prostatic urethra. If one's prostate cancer is to the point that the urinary stream is small or affected in any way by prostate cancer, then that cancer is extensive and it is too late for …
Is the internal sphincter important to post prostatectomy continence in the treatment prostate cancer?
What is the internal sphincter in regards to the male bladder, post prostatectomy incontinence and the external sphincter?" Hmmmmmmmmmm? If the internal sphincter is so important to continence then why don't men leak after a TURP? Dr. Catalon's explanation of post prostatectomy anatomy and continence. There was a comment about the internal sphincter and a patient …
Hmmmmm…what do the doctors who actually treat prostate cancer patients (urologists) think about the PSA and the USPSTF?
Until there is a better widespread test for this potentially devastating disease, the USPSTF – by disparaging the test – is doing a great disservice to the men worldwide who may benefit from the PSA test. - AUA AUA RESPONDS TO NEW RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING Association urges men to speak with their physicians …
Top 10 (and more) prostate cancer questions/issues to consider in any treatment decision by Northeast Georgia Prostatediaries blog.
Incremenatlism...the HHS says that the PSA rates a "D" and hence insurance is not required to pay for it...then Medicare won't pay for it....the extrapolation is that the Government by virtue of decrees (USPSTF) guides the healthcare dollar which in turn de facto tells doctors what to do. Far fetched......? The U.S. Preventive Services Task …
The HHS, the USPSTF(who are these people), prostate cancer, psa…how are they related?…a sign of things to come. Merle Haggard…Big Government set me free…I mean Big City set me free…what?
What has forty heads and two teeth.....? The front row at a Merle Haggard concert. Merle is a color combination in dogs’ coats. It is a solid base color (usually red/brown or black) with lighter blue/gray or reddish patches, which gives a mottled or uneven speckled effect. Although most breeds that can have merle coats …
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