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No symptoms...does it matter? Low PSA...does it mean no cancer? Big prostate...means cancer? Small prostate means no cancer? Surgery better than radiation? Proton better than regular "ole" radiation? Age over 75-is surgery best? Do you have a higher incidence of impotence with cryosurgery? Why do they only do Proton on the well-mod prostate cancer in …
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Answer: Never been showed to....
My thoughts on "battling cancer"...a year and a half ago First of all I understand that we don't know for sure if Mr. Layton died of prostate cancer or another cancer. I do wonder why we don't know or why we haven't been told. Odd. I thought this discussion and the perspective of "one does not …
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I remember when it was announced that this guy had prostate cancer. It is always interesting to me and sad that a person with the money, education, resources is diagnosed late with prostate cancer when it could have been so easily prevented and then dies in a year or so. How tragic. And yet all we read …
Question: I am 63 years old and in good health. I was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer (Gleason 6; low volume; TIC Stage 2). My urologist–a surgeon–went through the options with me and my wife. He also stated that he felt I was a prime candidate for using the new trueBeam radiation method (45 treatments). He …
Well...I see patients all the time who have had an elevated PSA in the past and their family M.D. put them on 2 weeks of Cipro and then had the PSA repeated. Often times the PSA will go to normal and the family M.D. will then repeat a PSA at say 6 months. Often …
The article below is one of the few times I have actually seen written the concept of a low PSA and prostate cancer. Why is it important? Because often times men will have a physical exam by their family doctor and everything is checked but the prostate by rectal exam. (Remember the article that stated …
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First off all...look at the sentence I highlighted in bold. Are you kidding me? Concerns about a CT scan and radiation all the while finding no complaints regarding treating the prostate cancer with radiation regardless if it's seeds, Proton, or external beam. The use of "misuse" is an attention getter is it not. We have known for years …
New Robotic Surgery Technique Maintains Sexual Function After Prostate Cancer Surgery The SMART Technique (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique) Enhances Surgical Precision and Maintains Sexual Wellbeing After Prostate Cancer Treatment Dr. David Samadi, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center knows the wide …
If you look hard enough you'll see Chloe in the background being a good girl and just taking it in. On the other hand...I have got some work to do with the Pepster. She chases the lure in the water by following the fishing line. She'll swim where the line goes despite my moving the …
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