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“The Decision” – Top ten on Amazon for prostate cancer for six years.

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• Can you get cancer from having sex with a man who has prostate cancer?...Part Two-response to a comment.
• "But I had radiation for my prostate cancer over 5 years ago!" Blood and clots in the urine after radiation for prostate cancer.
• holy bloody mess batman!....the bleeding scrotum capo...i mean caper...tmi?
• Question: Urine leaks around catheter after prostatectomy. Is this normal?
• the dreaded prostate biopsy revealed
• Flooding around my catheter, blood around my catheter after a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
• When is a prostate nodule a nodule and do nodules always mean prostate cancer?
• Wives/partners
• Five men-Five stories-Five deicisions about what to do about one's prostate cancer
• One of Frank Zappa's last interviews before succumbing to prostate cancer at age 52 two years after diagnosis.

Pages

• “Decision” Process
  • “Who are you” factors and why it matters.
  • American Cancer Society’s Guidelines for Early Detection
  • Another man’s story and his process
  • Considering the possibility of incontinence after prostatectomy
  • Five men-Five stories-Five deicisions about what to do about one’s prostate cancer
  • How I as a urologist made “my decision.” Don’t do what I did, do it the “way” I did.
  • How to “manage” your urologist and the pain associated with the prostate biopsy.
  • If you remove the prostate you are cured right? Wrong…well maybe.
  • McHugh Decision Cheat Sheet-It is imperative that you understand and have considered each of the questions in order to make the “Right Decision” for you.
  • McHugh Decision Worksheet
  • Men’s Health article-“I want my prostate back.”
  • New York Times Dana Jenning’s story-video
  • Post prostatectomy male anatomy-significance
  • Reed’s prostate cancer journey process
  • The anatomy of the prostate- “Water and Nerves”
  • The biopsy specifics- The Disease- Your’s is specific to you!
  • The concept of “Years at risk” and why its important in your decision
  • The day I made “The Decision”, what will do it for you?
  • The issues
  • Top ten prostate cancer myths-the right decision starts here
  • Treatment options-A major inconvenience?
• Author
  • “The Decision”- Table of Contents
  • John’s legbag movie
  • My book’s website
  • My letter to the New York Times in regards to Richard Albin discoverer of PSA-(Not accepted)
• Author Book Inteview with Sarah Palin
• Dr. Jo-An’s Sexuality Survey
• How I as a urologist made my “Decision.”
• McHugh Decision Worksheet/Cheatsheet
• Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery/Microscopic Vas Reversals at N.G.U.A.
• Penelope Chases a Stick
• Press release/News articles
• Prostate cartoons-Created by Dr. McHugh
• Prostate Diaries
  • “I have good news. I have prostate cancer!”
  • A woman’s intuition and the “male mastectomy”
  • After the biopsy
  • Dad’s New Gig
  • Diaper Diaries-A screenplay
  • Dry with a diaper-potent with a pill
  • Free PSA low-Damn it
    • What is a Free PSA?
  • I heard you got cancer!
  • I just want to be lucky
  • June 6 D-day or E-day?
  • My biopsy experience
  • My bladder spasm experience
  • Sometimes you have to get a rectal when you can
  • The biopsy’s done-now pondering the possibilities
  • The pain of the prostate biopsy precedes itself
  • The vicissitudes of the condom cathether
  • What would you recommend if I were your dad?
• Regarding prostate cancer: Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
• Wives/partners
  • CBS Christmas cares prostate PSA
  • Couples facing prostate cancer together
  • Incontinence after prostate cancer surgery-It will probably be the wife buying the diapers
  • Letter to Amy regarding E.D.
  • Motivation for seeking treatment for ED…The women’s perspective-(This is good)
  • New Jersey Women Against Prostate Cancer Interview
  • Prostate cancer affects both husband and wife
  • Prostate cancer widows letter to the editor
  • What women can do. From Men’s Health Network

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• Types of prostate cancer surgery?
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Prostate cancer news

• Prostate cancer: Study identifies earlier clinical trial endpoint that can be used to indicate effectiveness of new treatments August 16, 2017
• 'Shapeshifting' cancer cells promote metastasis August 10, 2017
• Osteoporosis medications improve bone health in men with prostate cancer receiving androgen deprivation therapy August 8, 2017
• Saw palmetto: Uses, dosage, and side effects August 5, 2017
• The 10 best prostate cancer blogs July 27, 2017
• Surgery for early prostate cancer may not save lives July 17, 2017
• Higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer in taller and heavier men July 13, 2017
• Study: Minimally-invasive surgery outcomes more favorable versus traditional open surgery June 28, 2017
• Immunotherapy for prostate cancer: What you need to know June 21, 2017
• Prostate cancer: Three-in-one blood test could fuel personalized treatment June 19, 2017
• Turmeric, red grape, and apple compounds 'starve' prostate cancer cells June 19, 2017
• Blood cell discovery identifies patients with aggressive prostate cancer June 15, 2017
• Starving prostate cancer with what you eat for dinner June 8, 2017
• Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 per cent June 5, 2017
• What is a Gleason score? May 25, 2017
• Prostate biopsy: What to expect May 24, 2017
• Prostate cancer surgery: Types and what to expect May 24, 2017
• Prostate cancer: Stages and outlook May 23, 2017
• Radiation for prostate cancer: Types and side effects May 23, 2017
• New blood test predicts who will benefit from targeted prostate cancer treatments May 5, 2017