Urologists treat recurrent bladder cancer by instilling into the bladder live tuberculosis (BCG). The way this works is that the body produces cells to fight the BCG and in the process the cells fight the bladder cancer. We use it all the time, it is a type of immunotherapy and has made a difference in …
Bart simpson and prostate cancer and the “evil PSA”-damned if you do damned if you don’t
Doctor Settles For $600,000 For Not Informing Man Tests Suggested He May Have Prostate Cancer- By: Joseph Hernandez Description : Men often possess a scant understanding of prostate cancer, their own chances for the cancer, and the methods available for detecting if they have prostate cancer. Many men have limited, if any, understanding of …
Prostate cancer and sarcasm-Mom I know you are listening.
Sarcasism-The lowest form of wit?
And grow hair? I’m in!
Using finasteride and dutasteride to prevent prostate cancer February 13th, 2010 Posted in prostate cancer A recent study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has reanalyzed data regarding Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT) to see if it is possible to address this problem. The authors state two conclusions: Clinicians wishing to reduce the risk of any biopsy-detectable prostate cancer should …
the prostate and breast are more similiar than you think-but not like you’d think
Perspectives Nature Reviews Cancer, advance online publication, Published online 11 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nrc2795 Opinion: Breast and prostate cancer: more similar than different Gail P. Risbridger1, Ian D. Davis2, Stephen N. Birrell3 & Wayne D. Tilley3 Abstract Breast cancer and prostate cancer are the two most common invasive cancers in women and men, respectively. Although …
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there is no free ride-pick your poison
There is no free ride, pick your poison
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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