Companies, media organizations join Georgia Prostate Cancer Coalition to launch pledge campaign 4. December 2010 04:54 Prostate cancer is a serious health concern in Georgia. According to the American Cancer Society, the state of Georgia ranks 11th in number of estimated deaths per capita from the disease. In an effort to raise awareness about prostate …
prostate cancer, active surveillance, and “what can you live with?”
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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yanni, mustaches, movember and prostate cancer
I'll have to figure something else out....I can't grow a mustache. "John, is that a shadow under your nose?" Yanni: Fighting Cancer One Mustache At A Time YANNI FIGHTS CANCER ONE MUSTACHE AT A TIME Long after distinguishing himself as a top-selling adult contemporary artist in more than 20 countries around the world, …
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common search on google that gets to prostate diaries…”sex drive after prostatectomy.”
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 …
How would you tell loved ones you have prostate cancer or melanoma? Have you seen “The Big C?”
Two things. An interesting story about the staging of Melanoma and my thoughts on how one deals with telling others about their having cancer. Clark Level Melanoma New York Times Obituary Melanoma. I am from LaGrange, Georgia because after my mother's divorce we returned there to live with my grandmother. My grandmother's husband, Robert …
can you remove the prostate for prostate cancer if you have had radiation (external or seeds)? well…yes and no.
Review of "Salvage" options if prostate cancer comes back after radiation. One of the most common reasons I am given by patients choosing to have their prostate removed is the argument that one can do radiation after surgery but you can't (easily) do surgery after radiation. It is a valid argument and I think …
all you ever wanted to know (or tell) about sex after prostate cancer treatment-take Dr. Peter’s Online Sexuality Survey
Examples of survey responses Prostate Cancer Online Sexuality Survey My name is Dr. Jo-an Baldwin Peters (PhD) and I am the Principle Investigator of an online survey for prostate cancer survivors and their partners.My fellow researchers are Dr. Joel Funk, a certified Urologist associated with the Yavapai Regional Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, and Court Brooker …
Decision point and the Marias River and the Lewis and Clark expedition. What will be the “decision point” in your prostate cancer decision journey?
"The Decision"- For Lewis and Clark So what will do it for you? What will be your "Decision Point?" For me it was my age (52 ) and my concerns about cure. For you…will it be? Cure Your age Your health Your bias The specifics of your biopsy and PSA Your domestic situation Your work …
what is the “real difference” between a proton and a photon as it relates to the treatment of prostate cancer?
Proton-photon...it's all the same to me…. Comparing the two as it relates to the treatment of prostate cancer. Iceberg-Feinberg it's all the same to me. Commentary on Proton therapy-Cost and "bang for the buck" concerns. Did you know that for some prostate cancers a photon is better than a proton? I have asked a physicist, who I …
I think the Breast cancer pink shoes made a NFL place kicker miss. Baby blue is much more football friendly. The AUA has work to do!
A lot has been written about the pink accessories the NFL players have been wearing. If you are a prostate cancer advocate, you have got to be jealous of how the league permitted and how the players embraced wearing pink. I easily get the cheerleaders and maybe a pink ribbon on the back …
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