Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
I occasionally respond to questions asked on the various message boards and one comment caught my eye this past week. The person on this particular board announced, " I have decided to have my prostate removed with the cyberknife." That's some pretty effective marketing Harry! CyberKnife to me sounds like you are cutting something. That it …
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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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"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 …
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