Any recommendation by any government group only has meaning or impact because it has to do with what government funded programs will pay. So in the case of dogs and because there is no "Doggiecare" any USPTF dictums will not apply...yet. SPOTLIGHT: Resilient dog survives prostate cancer Friday May 25, 2012 5:15 AM DEBRA PRESSEY 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 …
Prostate cancer, ProstateMd app and a Wife’s intuition
Is Penelope pretty or what? I could kiss herrrrrrrrrrr! Eight inches of saliva and a stick...it don't get no better than this. Once again my wife is the star and orator of wisdom... The local paper did this article on my book and the ProstateMd app this past Sunday. So what is it that everybody …
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why doesn’t prostate diaries mention (specifically) proton therapy or HIFU for the treatment of prostate cancer?
Ross commented on How I as a urologist made my "Decision." As I work my way through the treatment decision, I find myself gravitating to either Proton Radiation Treatment or HIFU - high frequency focused ultrasound but I am surprised that you make no mention of either of these options. My post on HIFU The …
The significance of the Gleason’s Score and why we “CAN” tell the difference between the slow growing and the bad kind in prostate cancer. The dirty little secret? You have to do the biopsy to know.
From the ASC Website Finding and treating all prostate cancers early may seem like a no-brainer. But some prostate cancers grow so slowly that they would likely never cause problems. Because of an elevated PSA level, some men may be diagnosed with a prostate cancer that they would have never even known about at all …
If the American Cancer Society recommends prostate cancer screening for men starting at age 50, then what do we do about the Montgomery Gentry’s of the world? Hmmmmmmm? What would you recommend for “your” father on father’s day?
I saw where the American Cancer Society recommends a discussion about the PSA and prostate screening at age 50. How old was Gentry when he was diagnosed? (Hint:47. What do we do with these guys ACS who fall outside your parameters?) Has Otis Brawley had a PSA yet, or was he just talking? I saw …
prostate cancer active surveillance and upgrading of the Gleason’s score on subsequent biopsies…new or was it there all along?
I don't have to read this article. The Gleason did not change...it was there all along. When you do a biopsy and it's all Gleason 6 and then you remove the prostate and there are elements of Gleason 7, did it change between the time of the biopsy and the subsequent removal....6 weeks? Well no, …
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 …
prostate cancer podcast…a major inconvenience and a slight discomfort
Another man and another prostate diaries... A Slight Discomfort by Jeff Metcalf
Prostate Diaries Search Question:Why do I have to wait three months after prostate biopsy to have a prostatectomy? Think….Denonvillier’s and a surgeon adverse to risk.
Charles-Pierre Denonvilliers When a urologist does a prostate biospy, a ultrasound probe goes into the rectum much like a finger does to examine the prostate. So when a doctor examines the prostate he is feeling the prostate through the rectal mucosa. So when the biopsy is performed, the needle goes from the ultrasound probe, through …
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