When you think about it there are only about two things you can do to treat prostate cancer. You can take the prostate and the cancer within out You can treat the prostate with some form of energy If you take it out you can do it by hand (open) or use laparoscopic instruments with …
Circumcision and Prostate Cancer….What will they think of next?
One of my favorite topics in a little Sunday School class I have taught for 20 or so years is circumcision. Why? Well, Paul had quite the time convincing the gentiles to go along with being a follower of Jesus if it meant fulfilling the Jewish covenant of circumcision. Remember the Jews had the circumcision on …
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Chloe’s Gift: Chapter Four
Chapter Four-No collar disappearances-the worst kind Over the subsequent years there were several close calls in which John and Karen almost lost Chloe for good. Each time it was a happenchance occurrence in which her collar was not on and there was either a storm or a loud noise. For instance, one “no- collar” …
An environmentalist, prostate cancer and the proton machine- What do they all have in common?
I got a big kick out of this article about the Proton therapy machine and its application to prostate cancer. First of all it is informative and several doctors of various persuasion are interviewed: We learn that it is a very expensive machine to purchase. It takes a very large building to house it. …
Chloe’s Gift: Chapter Three – and absolutely no connection to prostate cancer in dogs or people for that matter.
And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.” 1 Samuel 1: 20 Chapter Three-Chloe has layers Chloe quickly became an integral part of her new “finders” family. As time went on, several interesting things became apparent …
Dogs get prostate cancer….did you know that? Hallmark Christmas Dog story chapter two.
Chapter Two-A dog shows up at the lake "Chloe's Gift" by John McHugh (Changed Rob to John) John and Karen had two other dogs, Oscar and Tootsie, both of whom they loved dearly, but there was an emptiness around their home without Meg. The couple felt her memory and presence everywhere in and about the …
is there a difference in who does your rectal exam for the detection of prostate cancer? a prostate cartoon
One of my attendings when I was a resident in urology in Augusta, Georgia told me once,"Johnny, we urologists make the rectal an art form."Well I don't know about that, but we do perform a lot of rectal exams in the course of our career.I have said many times to patients that specialists are no smarter …
a partial truism applied with broad strokes resulting in bad decisions about prostate cancer treatment…
Guess what I have at the lake cabin now...a scanner...well what do you think? Clever huh? From "The Decision:Your prostate biopsy shows cancer. Now what?" The number one Kindle on Amazon.com for Prostate Cancer My mother loved to use old adages as aids to imparting advice as life’s learning experiences arose. Although “the pot …
prostate cancer and root canals…it’s about using all the “ists” at your disposal.
So back to my tooth...the saga continues... several months pass and I go back to the original again because of a cracked temporary crown and in the process of fixing me a new temporary he notes that the bone structure above the tooth has not changed like one would expect if there was a deep enough crack to …
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prostate cancer decision making a lot like trying to save a tooth….use all the arrows in the quiver my friend!
So how is one of my back top left side tooth like prostate cancer decision-making? I crack , a small crack, a tooth eating ice about three years ago. I ignore the crack and slowly with each successive almond or cube of ice the crack gets bigger. The tooth now began to hurt with anything hard forcing me …
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