As chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society, Otis Webb Brawley — who is also a professor of oncology and epidemiology at Emory University — is the public face of the cancer establishment. He operates in a world of similarly high-achieving, multiple-credentialed, respectable professionals, where insults tend to be delivered, stiletto-style, in …
Risk of infection with prostate biopsy versus the risk of not diagnosing prostate cancer. Which is worse?
When I was a kid and grocery shopping with my mother the first place I went in the store was to the butcher department. "May I have some bones for my dog please." The butcher dutifully disappeared and returned with about five or six bones all wrapped up and gave them to me. Free of …
Urologist abandons prostate cancer patient after making him impotent…
The patients I see with prostate cancer and who are considering their options have done a whole bunch of research "before" they have seen me and then even more after they have been given the diagnosis. It is hard to imagine that after that research and particularly after speaking to other patients who have been …
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what is a “proton friendly urologist” in regards to prostate cancer and bias?
I saw a patient yesterday who had been treated for prostate cancer by Proton radiation in Florida. His PSA was coming down nicely and some moderated voiding symptoms, managed before treatment with Flomax, had not changed. He was very pleased with his treatment choice in terms of all parameters. He had done quite a bit …
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a different take on the mri-spectroscopy for prostate cancer- and other sundry thoughts and usage of this modality
Yes that is Jolly Time Pop Corn that I get on the way to the Chattahoochee River at a small community IGA store. Ever been to one...it's a vestige of the past and a joy to shop in. Most of the products are from companies you would not recognize. I can chicken there $1.50 a lb. …
Why do the epidemiologists just pick on prostate cancer with the “informed decision” argument? What about other cancers?
The picture above is from knots in a pine board in our river cabin. It looks just like our dog..Chloe. If you are going to recommend to patients to really consider making a decision about whether they should even have a PSA done because of being diagnosed of a cancer that may not need to …
Chinese remedies for Prostate cancer? Why didn’t I think of that?
What do you think about this "review" of my book by someone on Amazon? An informative book if the reader is trying to decide between radiation or surgery only. But if you want to explore other avenues like Hormone Therapy as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine and other alternative modalities, there is no info at …
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Decision-making illustrations from “The Decision” Amazon’s Kindle number one book on prostate cancer.
Click on the illustration slide show link and then the slide show inside Flickr. Be sure to check: Show info and then under options...check slow. If you understand these illustrations (from "The Decision" book) then you will have a much better understanding of the issues necessary to make the decision specific to you and for the right …
prostate cancer and smelling like basil….what? a honey do list or the O’Reilly Factor and prostate cancer…she’s looking out for you!
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Prostate-Cancer-Awareness-prnews-4068980716.html?x=0&.v=1&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter the honey do list.....i agree.....strong women guiding men..... i am all about that..they are strong..men are weak... i get it in my book i tell the story about a man in his 40's who goes to his family doctor and is told that he did not need a rectal exam or a PSA because "he was …
Are you smarter than a fifth grader…about prostate cancer?
No symptoms...does it matter? Low PSA...does it mean no cancer? Big prostate...means cancer? Small prostate means no cancer? Surgery better than radiation? Proton better than regular "ole" radiation? Age over 75-is surgery best? Do you have a higher incidence of impotence with cryosurgery? Why do they only do Proton on the well-mod prostate cancer in …
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