Otis Brawley: I have never had a PSA and do not desire one. I have had relatives with the disease. I just do not believe it saves that many lives. Mr. Brawley is the medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society The Associated Press NEW YORK, N.Y. – Author-journalist Joe McGinniss says he …
Are comments like these from Otis Brawley contributing to stories like this in regards to the late diagnosis of prostate cancer?
Otis Brawley: I have never had a PSA and do not desire one. I have had relatives with the disease. I just do not believe it saves that many lives. As chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Webb Brawley — who is also a professor of oncology and epidemiology at …
That mean ole conniving PSA…he’s worse than Mr. Prostate Cancer!
Things a doctor would not do....have a prostate cancer test PSA is a "simple" blood test to check for prostate cancer. Know what it stands for? Prostate Specific Antigen. Or rather, as many doctors will tell you, Persistent Stress and Anxiety. Prostate cancer is far more common – and, usually, less serious – than most …
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I respectfully disagree…the rectal exam for prostate cancer is not “rocket surgery.”
"He's the kind of man that when his character and reputation meet on the street...they don't recognize each other." DRE is still a key diagnostic tool in assessing risk for prostate cancer January 17th, 2013 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosis A new study just published in the Canadian Journal of Urology has reminded us of …
That’s one big stick Penelope!-Can you help a fellow prostate cancer patient with a decision to make?
A prostate cancer question...can you be of help?
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Prostate cancer…carefull what you say….Twitter sayings and prostate cancer decision making!
quote dojo@quotedojo on Twitter While thou livest keep a good tongue in thy head. ~William Shakespeare If you have had prostate cancer and pleased with your treatment and your doctor that does not mean that your disease, your treatment or your doctor is right for a friend recently diagnosed. Your experience whether good or bad …
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Just like life…Prostate cancer doesn’t descriminate between rich or poor, old or young.
Temptations Singer Damon Harris Gravely Ill With Prostate Cancer Dec 5, 2012 ByRuth Manuel-Logan Legendary Temptations member Damon Harris whose falsetto voice was on the 1972 chart-topper “Papa Was a Rolling Stone,” is reportedly gravely ill with prostate cancer, according to The Sentinel. Harris, whose battle with the disease began in 1999 when he was …
prostate cancer, kites, spring break in panama city, and the male…
The Kite Incident When I was in high school in LaGrange, Georgia the place you went for spring break was Panama City, Florida. The stories about what happened there are legend and often times revolved around the things that happened to my three older brothers going there. More on that later, but suffice it to …
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