Prostate removal surgery and sex: 'Very few men... are the same as before' Incontinence, impotence two possible side effects By Denise Ryan, Vancouver Sun September 30, 2010 Comments (7) Francine Hardaway and her husband, the late Dr. Gerry Kaplan. Photograph by: Courtesy, Family VANCOUVER - Francine Hardaway, an entrepreneur …
2010 in review-Thanks to all for a great first year opining about prostate cancer.
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers About 3 million people visit the Taj Mahal every year. This blog was viewed about 42,000 times in 2010. If it were the Taj Mahal, it would …
used car salesman adage and prostate cancer decision making…..don’t be clever by half
http://healthmad.com/conditions-and-diseases/used-cars-and-prostate-cancer-decision-making/ Sap everyone and everything at your disposal to make the right decision for you based on specifics of "your disease" specific to you. A word to the wise is sufficient.- As my mother used to say.
an old urology joke exposes the “male awareness” problem with prostate cancer
It's cold in Georgia right now! HealthMad article on male misconceptions contributing to delay in diagnosis of prostate cancer and "male awareness refusal syndrome."
Zat you santa… “daugs?” Merry Christmas from the prostate cancer blog-Prostate Diaries
prostate cancer wrong diagnosis? suspicious for but not diagnostic of…what?
A story about a missed prostate cancer diagnosis. Suspicious for but not diagnostic of prostate cancer. I've told patients for years that the diagnosis of prostate cancer is an easy one to make for the pathologist. It is probably the most common biopsy they get on a day to day basis. I refer to it as …
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Ted Danson helped out with prostate cancer long before “Bored to Death.”
I have had fun with the character in "Bored to Death" Ted Danson getting prostate cancer. I have learned a lot about the TNM staging system. It is confusing. I initially posted about that it was not "real life" to just tell a patient that he had Stage Two prostate cancer. That is a very broad statement. …
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prostate cancer, bored to death, ted danson, “fiscally responsible, sexually…out of control.” Why the McHugh ” Who are you” factors are so important in your decision.
I saw a patient recently as a second opinion regarding what to do about his newly diagnosed prostate cancer. "What is most important to you?" I asked. He said, " I want my very best chance of cure regardless of the side effects. I also want to be able to do something curative if the …
Are all prostate cancers the same?
From "The Decision" Think apples to apples, prostates to prostates. A little knowledge – Don’t get too cute with what you’ve learned from your research; there is no reason to “go it alone” in making your decision. Don’t be clever by half. On one particular occasion, however it has happened countless times, I had just …
How can a PSA go up if the prostate has been removed for prostate cancer?
As a surgeon I have to often times dissuade patients from choosing surgery. You think I'm kidding don't you? Surgeons do it all the time. Radiation therapists also tell some patients that radiation may not be the best option for them. That I know is even harder to believe....just kidding. (It's a surgeon-radiation therapist thing.) Many …
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