Medical insight, personal stories and humor from a urologist who has been where you are now.
Remember the uproar of the doctors missing the timing of the Lockerbie bomber and he was released to Libya to die in a predicted three months? No one at the time could figure out why such a missed diagnosis and what pressures Libya could possibly bring to bear on his captors to gain his release? Well...I …
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Dogs making the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Could a urologist be taught to sniff as well? And to think...I have been posting pictures about dogs on a prostate cancer blog site for a year now. Who'd a thunk it?
Have you heard of the "no needle-no scalpel vasectomy?" The technology for the painless part is old but its application to providing needle free anesthesia for a vasectomy is relatively new. If you are of "vasectomy age" you should inquire about it before you choose a vasectomy, particularly if you are needle phobic. Prostate cancer …
The Significance of Perineural Invasion Found on Needle Biopsy of the Prostate: Implications for Definitive Therapy Penelope has the prettiest feet in the whole wide world. If you have had a prostate biopsy and it is positive-the following parameters are what you should know and understand about "your biopsy." If you did not get it …
Why men won't have a rectal explained with humor in a cartoon. I have personally heard these examples from patients. What is interesting about this study is that: Older more educated men more likely to agree to get screened Younger and employed men are less likely Of the men who declined the rectal many would not …
Study results showing active surveillance is a reasonable "treatment" option in certain patients. As you surf the net looking for guidance about prostate cancer, pay attention to the "source." "Consider the source, John," my mother would say. In this article the reference is the Journal of Urology. That is as good as it gets in …
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orators become dumb... when beauty speaketh-shakesphere Okay...one more time. sex drive is called libido and is dependent on testosterone testosterone is not affected by removing the prostate testosterone is produced by the testicles and gets into the body through the blood stream independent of the prostate potency is the ability to get an erection an …
The following was copied from a post on the American Cancer Society's Survivor Network. There are numerous lay members of these message boards that have been through the process and very conscientiously help other newly diagnosed cancer patients. If you have not visited a message board you should. You will be surprised by the candid dialogue …
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Since I have written the book I have perused the internet more often for prostate related news. I started this blog, I subscribe to RSS feeds that deal with prostate cancer news, and I search Twitter from time to time about Tweets related to the same. There is a consistent pattern of about three issues …
Palo Alto Medical Foundation Prostate Cancer Buddy Program- Watch....but watch with a "grain of salt." I have not watched this assortment of videos. Here is what I'd tell you as a patient and as a urologist about this if you choose to watch. People in general and patients in general tend to "romance" their treatment choice, …
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