My beloved daughter is going to Macon, Ga to get a masters in nursing in August. She wanted a Border Collie like the one she had out west. My wife and I agreed, I suggested waiting until she got to Macon and her own place to get a new dog. A new dog to me means …
When it comes to your prostate cancer decision-don’t be angry and try to be “big”
Will Rogers I have a serpiginous route to the Chattahoochee river from my home. I love it... my wife hates it and she hates being the passenger when I am driving on small " back roads." My daughter told me in the car one time when we taking that the route that my incessant talking and my driving …
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oh that men were women when it comes to prostate cancer!
Men less likely than women to go to the doctor You’re not sick till your MD says so, so males steer clear of checkups The below article is fact...men go to doctors less likely than women. In the case of prostate cancer, a rectal exam complicates a difficult situation further. You won't see this written …
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part 1:prostate cancer and otis brawley and ….what? tuskegee and PSA? did he really say that?
There is no debate that men who have urinary symptoms, such as frequent or difficult urination, a weak stream, etc., ought to be getting exams including PSA tests. That is not screening; screening is testing asymptomatic men for signs of cancer. Men who have symptoms should be getting tests. Otis Brawley- March 2009 What is …
why did the AMA support national health care and what is up with the ACS’s issue with the PSA? could it be about politics or money?
American Cancer Society Got it Wrong: Study Confirms Prostate Cancer Test Saves Lives Jul 2, 2010 American Cancer Society Got it Wrong: Study Confirms Prostate Cancer Test Saves Lives PR Newswire WASHINGTON, July 2 ZERO Demands ACS Apology to All American Families About Prostate Cancer Testing as New Proof Emerges on the Effectiveness of the …
It was never really about if the PSA saved lives…it was all about cost.
Doug Gray's book regarding "For" or "Against" Screening (Uh Oh....that means a PSA!) Resources from HONselect PSA Test Does Cut Prostate Cancer Deaths, Study Finds Swedish report adds to controversy over the usefulness of the blood screen By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Adding to the ongoing debate on the …
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What’s new about this? It’s what we’ve been doing for years.
Prostate Cancer Goes to Washington PCF Hosts Discussion on Capitol Hill about the PSA TestA flurry of confusing research about the benefits of PSA testing has left many men and their physicians reticent to use a test that may be life-saving, says a panel of prostate cancer experts. The experts who gathered on Capitol Hill in …
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Dr. Walsh is the real deal in anything prostate cancer-period.
PSA Cancer Screening, Much Like a Seat Belt, Is a Wise Choice for Men Prostate test saves lives by catching the disease when it's still curable By Patrick C. Walsh Posted December 1, 2009 Patrick Walsh, a professor of urology, is a former director of the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine. …
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prostate cancer and the walnut and other fruits and vegetables the prostate is akin to
Urologists, and all physicians for that matter, are known to describe organs or other medical abnormalities in terms of something a patient can easily understand or identify with. I usually describe kidney stones in terms of various vegetables , i.e. a 5 mm ureteral stone is the size of an english pea. A 1 cm stone, …
prostate cancer and people profiting from it- is he talking about me?
March 10, 2010 Op-Ed Contributor The Great Prostate Mistake By RICHARD J. ABLIN Tucson EACH year some 30 million American men undergo testing for prostate-specific antigen, an enzyme made by the prostate. Approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 1994, the P.S.A. test is the most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer. The …
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