Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
This recent "episode" of me exploring the discussion boards pertaining to prostate cancer has been quite revealing. It has been a learning experience both from the standpoint of a doctor and as a patient. I mention in my book that I thought I was a very sensitive and intuitive doctor with my patients before I was …
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The rectal exam can be completely normal and you can have prostate cancer. The rectal exam can be completely abnormal and you don't have cancer. The PSA can be elevated and you don't have cancer. The PSA can be normal and you do have cancer. The PSA can be elevated and the rectal exam abnormal and …
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Prostate cancer diagnosis raises risk of suicide REUTERS, 3 February 2010, 02:52pm IST health Suicide prostate cancer Being diagnosed with prostate cancer roughly doubles the risk of suicide or death from a heart attack, said U.S. researchers, adding to the harm linked with diagnosis of this often slow-growing cancer. A team at Harvard and Brigham …
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'Prostatic Evasive Anterior Tumours': The Role Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 31 Jan 2010 UroToday.com - In this recent article, we review our experience and delineate the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identifying patients presenting with a raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level and clinical findings suggestive of anterior predominant tumors, which appear to be …
Okay......I do want people to know that I am a urologist who has been through the whole process of prostate cancer and have written a book which I hope will help others. I however mistakenly used the American Cancer Society discussion board on prostate cancer survivors (of which I am one) to promote my book through answering questions using my blog and …
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Bart and the young low volume low Gleason male patient
From the "Decision" "What would you recommend if I were your father?" I am asked this question very often after telling a family that a biopsy shows prostate cancer. I almost anticipate it and have to be careful not to smile after hearing it; certainly a smile after delivering bad news would come across as …
Partners relieve prostate cancer men’s fear Published date :Oct 6, 2009 MedWire News: Men with prostate cancer have significantly less anxiety about disease recurrence if they have a partner, according to US research. However, the study findings also show that men who are in partnerships and have high socioeconomic status have similar physical and mental …
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A fter I found out I had cancer, I decided that I would not tell but a few people. I had no reason for feeling that way, it was what it was, and it is just how I felt about it. I wanted to be able to say, “A few months ago I had …
Br J Gen Pract. 2004 Aug;54(505):617-21. Symptomatic diagnosis of prostate cancer in primary care: a structured review. Hamilton W, Sharp D. Division of Primary Health Care, University of Bristol, Cotham House, Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6JL. w.hamilton@bristol.ac.uk BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer has the second highest cancer incidence and mortality in European men. Most prostate cancers are …
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