Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
A popular search that ends up on my site is "condom catheter." Here's a primer and then a story about my experience with one. A condom catheter is a condom like device that is more sturdy than a regular condom and has a spout at the tip that in turn can be attached to a bag, usually …
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Examples of survey responses Prostate Cancer Online Sexuality Survey My name is Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters (PhD) and I am the Principle Investigator of an online survey for prostate cancer survivors and their partners.My fellow researchers are Dr. Joel Funk, a certified Urologist associated with the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, and Court Brooker …
I saw a patient recently as a second opinion regarding what to do about his newly diagnosed prostate cancer. "What is most important to you?" I asked. He said, " I want my very best chance of cure regardless of the side effects. I also want to be able to do something curative if the …
The following article and ones like it were all over the place over the last week. Cancers may be more prevalent in relatives because they are tested more. Isn't that what we wanted, I mean awareness and early detection? What if all men had the sense of awareness that family members of prostate cancer …
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Michael Row the Boat Ashore Ackee Several years ago I was fortunate to lead a church mission trip to Jamaica that was both medical and construction related. We ended up in Ochos Rios and then from there bused to a small church that was closely associated with a hospital. Beautiful but impoverished country. At the hospital there was very …
If you comprehend the previous post and this one you will more fully understand the stories that will come out about the Lockerbie bomber's " missed life expectancy" prediction and some of the nuances of Androgen Deprivation Therapy. (ADT) In the ideal scenario one has his prostate cancer treated with whichever modality he chooses and the …
Andy Ripley: Rugby union international who later became a champion rower and successful businessman By Gavin Evans Saturday, 19 June 2010 Andy Ripley, who died on Thursday at the age of 62 after a five-year battle with prostate cancer, was renowned as a rampaging No 8 for the England rugby union side, but he was …
From "The Decision" Study this... and I'll explain tomorrow.
I am working on a movie starring the prostate using as the background a song that my brother Rushton wrote years ago...here are some of the lyrics....think of it as the prostate waiting patiently just inside the male's body, harboring asymptomatic prostate cancer, to be examined and then to be taken care of. It's the …
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