orators become dumb... when beauty speaketh-shakesphere Okay...one more time. sex drive is called libido and is dependent on testosterone testosterone is not affected by removing the prostate testosterone is produced by the testicles and gets into the body through the blood stream independent of the prostate potency is the ability to get an erection an …
sexual function aftermath of the treatment of prostate cancer-it’s complicated
This link has a lot of good things and then a lot of incorrect statements about prostate cancer and the sexual aftermath of the treatment of prostate cancer. Be that as it may...it too enhances awareness and discussion and that is good. Can you find factual errors in the piece? If so put in …
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When it comes to prostate cancer decisions….it’s all about what a man can ” wrap his mind around.”
"Who are you" from The Decision Despite the " Catchy Title" what we in the business call a Proxy Headline, the following gives credence to active surveillance and at the very least....that the newly diagnosed prostate cancer patient had time to arrive at a well thought out decision. Here's the main thing and something often …
johnny romone, paul mccartney, my brother and prostate cancer
The names of bands influenced by Johnny Ramone, look at them, and then the fact that Romone was a pseudonym for Paul McCartney is something I did not know. Here's the tragedy... He was diagnosed late. What I see happening often with my patients and in casual conversation with others, men and women, is that …
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prostate cancer and the history of the “finger”…ps- that’s not the one we use to do the prostate exam
a urologist examines the prostate of a patient and tells him that it is normal. the patient says, " I want a second opinion." the urologist then re-examines the man's prostate with two fingers. " Well there's your second opinion. It's still normal." Be careful what you ask for! Ignorance is bliss and ignorance kills. …
prostate cancer and dinky and donky by doug gray
This is good and makes the point, but really you need to be aware before " wee-wee" issues. Love your prostate- Doug Gray's site
a conversation and infographics about prostate cancer…. a different take on “prostate awareness”
Blog at " Breakfast at Tiffany's" and a cool infographic by Mike Wirth If you ask me, the whole ball of wax is that men are informed, knowledgeable and aware. If that leads to an exam and a discussion then we've done our job. This infographic is an example that begins that process and could be …
One more….for now- Bob Monkhouse on prostate cancer from the grave…how did they do that?
A prostate cancer death in the U.K. every hour? How can this be? Thank goodness "most" people don't die of it. Bob Monkhouse's prostate cancer ad from the grave.
Prostate cancer, the genealogy of “a little knowledge” and the used car salesman
I must be missing something. First you have the guy that discovered PSA saying it has done more harm than good on the very website that he tells us his father died of prostate cancer and presented too late for treatment and then died a year later. Then I find out about a delightful and …
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Prostate cancer and the oxymoron: Active surveillance-actively doing nothing?
This is very good primer on the complexity of making a prostate cancer treatment decision. The reason active surveillance has a role in prostate cancer is that it is often times diagnosed in an older male with other medical problems (life expectancy issues). This then in combination with favorable Gleason's or low volume on the …
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