Trouble voiding after radiation for prostate cancer? Proceed with caution!

Tissue don't heal well if you go a cuttin on it after radiation. Think incontinence and scarring if you do a procedure on a prostate that has been treated with seeds or external beam radiation. You can fix obstructive voiding symptoms before radiation by conventional methods but after radiation treatment is fraught with complications. It …

Using the good he gave me genetically and trying to ward off the bad memories of his actions…

From the  "Decision" Part Two – “Who are you?” and why it matters   “Dr. McHugh, what would you advise me to do if I were your father?”   I am asked this question very often after telling a family that a biopsy shows prostate cancer. I almost anticipate it and have to be careful …