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A man in his early 40’s diagnosed with Gleason’s 7 prostate cancer with normal gland on exam and slightly elevated PSA.

My dear buddy Jo An Baldwin Peters made a comment on one of the posts yesterday and mentioned that her husband needed a MRI. They live in Canada and she related that the MRI had been scheduled some time in 2013. She mentioned, "Wait until the U.S. gets health care." I mention this to say …

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Prostate cancer questions?….there’s an app for that! Northeast Georgia urologist launches prostate cancer decision-making app – ProstateMd.

ProstateMd in the Itunes app store I know what you are thinking....I shouldn't have used Penelope as the background of the app...well...that's what makes me different....irreverent informative prostate cancer stuff with an edge and a bit of humor..... Well...a few months ago a friend of mine, well kinda sorta of a friend....I hate people and most …

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Is staging necessary in low to intermediate risk prostate cancer? Are we talking about me or are we talking about everybody else?

First off all...look at the sentence I highlighted in bold. Are you kidding me? Concerns about a CT scan and radiation all the while finding no complaints regarding treating the prostate cancer with radiation regardless if it's seeds, Proton, or external beam. The use of "misuse" is an attention getter is it not. We have known for years …

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What’s wrong with the following “press release” about prostate cancer and sexual function-The article in general and the title in particular…Please comment…come on you can do this!

New Robotic Surgery Technique Maintains Sexual Function After Prostate Cancer Surgery The SMART Technique (Samadi Modified Advanced Robotic Technique) Enhances Surgical Precision and Maintains Sexual Wellbeing After Prostate Cancer Treatment Dr. David Samadi, Vice Chairman, Department of Urology, and Chief of Robotics and Minimally Invasive Surgery at The Mount Sinai Medical Center knows the wide …

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Prostate cancer question: Describe significant PSA pre and post prostatectomy,nanoknife,proton beam,HIFU,radiation therapy.

This was a comment/question a few days ago....this issue is confusing  but I think I can simplify it-here goes. The ongoing debate about the PSA has to do with pretreatment decision-making. The PSA is often times elevated before the diagnosis of prostate cancer is made for many reasons other than prostate cancer. So some want …

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Nicely put Tubby Smith…reasonable recommendations about prostate cancer early detection and “male awareness. He said “cancer free” he did not say cured…and that’s a big difference.

Tubby Smith says he had prostate cancer, now cancer free 6:56 AM, May 12, 2011  | MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he's "feeling great" and free of prostate cancer after dealing with the disease for the past year. The university issued a statement from Smith on Wednesday. The 59-year-old had not previously revealed …

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