There is no free ride, pick your poison
A placenta for good luck?
A few years ago I had a patient that needed his prostate removed for cancer. He lived on a farm in North Georgia and always came to the office by himself, I never saw his wife or family, and he was always in overalls. He was a big man, stout looking and had a very thick …
Viagra fertilizer?
This picture was sent to me by a colleague who is a gynecologist. As it turns out this site is about three miles from my office in Gainesville, Ga. The day he took the picture he said the power company was there trimming limbs off the power lines. He is of the opinion that they are actually …
Battling prostate cancer-A misnomer?
Published February 6, 2010 NATIONAL NEWS Layton cancels first public appearance since cancer announcement Allison Jones, THE CANADIAN PRESS BRAMPTON, Ont. - Health issues forced Jack Layton to miss his first scheduled appearance since announcing he has cancer, a sign the NDP leader may not be able to sustain his usual frenetic pace while …
What about the 30,000 men that die annually in the U.S.?
Prostate Cancer Testing Doesn’t Help, It Harms Men by S. L. Baker, features writer (NaturalNews) If you are a man, you’ve probably had the fear of prostate cancer drilled into you — along with the idea that it is critical to your health, and probably your life, to have regular prostate cancer screenings. But two just …
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If you can feel a prostate nodule-its probably too late. Obamacare?
Complication rates after TRUS-guided biopsies in Canada Posted on February 5, 2010 by Sitemaster - The newprostatecancerinfolink.com A new report from another group of Canadian researchers has reported a twofold to fourfold increase in the rate of hospital admissions in Ontario within 30 days of the procedure for men receiving a transrectal ultrasound-guided (TRUS-guided) prostate biopsy between …
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“Don’t talk to your friends with breast cancer”
This recent "episode" of me exploring the discussion boards pertaining to prostate cancer has been quite revealing. It has been a learning experience both from the standpoint of a doctor and as a patient. I mention in my book that I thought I was a very sensitive and intuitive doctor with my patients before I was …
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Elevated PSA? To biopsy or not to biopsy-that is the question.
The rectal exam can be completely normal and you can have prostate cancer. The rectal exam can be completely abnormal and you don't have cancer. The PSA can be elevated and you don't have cancer. The PSA can be normal and you do have cancer. The PSA can be elevated and the rectal exam abnormal and …
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A male mastectomy? Men’s ego and pride take a hit with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer diagnosis raises risk of suicide REUTERS, 3 February 2010, 02:52pm IST health Suicide prostate cancer Being diagnosed with prostate cancer roughly doubles the risk of suicide or death from a heart attack, said U.S. researchers, adding to the harm linked with diagnosis of this often slow-growing cancer. A team at Harvard and Brigham …
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I don’t want a “Gaines” shot.
'Prostatic Evasive Anterior Tumours': The Role Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 31 Jan 2010 UroToday.com - In this recent article, we review our experience and delineate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identifying patients presenting with a raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and clinical findings suggestive of anterior predominant tumors, which appear to be …
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