I love the part about, " McHugh got the name of his surgeon from a traveling salesman." Too funny! Well, the book is about making a decision about what to do...not who will do it. It turns out my drug rep was right on. The US Review of Books // The Decision: Your prostate biopsy shows cancer... …
question:will the prostate ultrasound always show prostate cancer?
Is this not one beautiful and happy dog or what? We love our Chloe. The above question is good one. Reviewing the search items that get folks to my site are revealing and offer an opportunity to address issues that concern prostate cancer patients. When the urologist does a prostate ultrasound, it usually is used …
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the closest i ever came to death was not prostate cancer…it was at mt. assiniboine canada. how did bill brooks of calgary pull this off…who is he?
The story later... I am in the middle and I have on "water resistent" L.L. Bean rain gear. I am soaking wet and lost. Mount Assiniboine Lodge Bill Brooks Columnist Calgary The 13th Annual Bill Brooks Prostate Cancer Benefit taking place Friday, January 21, 2011 at Hotel Arts promises to be the biggest …
One in six men have a vasectomy…one in six men have prostate cancer. Hmmmmmmmmm? No Needle No Scalpel vasectomy and the Madajet.
Have you heard of the "no needle-no scalpel vasectomy?" The technology for the painless part is old but its application to providing needle free anesthesia for a vasectomy is relatively new. If you are of "vasectomy age" you should inquire about it before you choose a vasectomy, particularly if you are needle phobic. Prostate cancer …
Most popular search on google for prostate cancer that ended up on Prostate Diaries: Why do men leak after prostatectomy?
Previous post addressing the issue. Be sure to read the link to Walsh's explanation.
What’s wrong about what this urologist was “quoted” to have said about Eddie Montgomery’s prostate cancer?
Read the following report see what you think about the quotes and conclusions of Mr. Montgomery's surgery. I read for my wife the article and she asked, " So, he will never need another PSA will he? The doctor said he was cured right?" Report of Eddie Montgomery's Surgery and Prognosis
If you are 40 or older, you need a baseline prostate exam and psa to check for prostate cancer.
Once you know that you are not "one in a thousand" that has the very aggressive form of prostate cancer at a young age, you can then can do the screening every two years or so. That's reasonable enough is it not Mr. Brawley? They recommend colonoscopies that way. Don't that ole prostate deserve some …
Question: Will prescribing Cipro for a rising PSA after a radical prostatectomy make a difference?
A question I saw on a prostate cancer forum: My urologist has prescribed me cipro to take for a month and then get re tested for a rising psa score. it is currently 5.8 and i had a radical in 2003. my psa has been steadily rising over the past 7 years. i apparently have rogue cancer cells in my …
Two things about Active Surveillance and Prostate Cancer
The two things: Most low and intermediate risk prostate cancers don't progress-Do you know what low vs. intermediate risk means? And...if they do there is "usually" no consequence to the delay in treatment One caveat..."in most cases." It takes a special mindset to choose surveillance and one must accept a small amount of risk that accompanies …
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a Bart Simpson ” damned if you do and damned if you don’t” issue..what to do with a high psa and one negative prostate biopsy?
Recent comment/question on this blog I recently had a PSA of 17 and so saw a urologist and he ordered antibiotics for a month and another test. Tested the same and so he performed a biopsy with the 12 small cores you mentioned. Biopsy came back negative for cancer. I should mention there have been …
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