Common searches about sex that end up on my site and some other various tidbits for you... Having sex the night before having a PSA drawn can elevate the value. Having sex before the Prostatic Acid Phosphatase will probably elevate the value. A rectal exam before having the PSA drawn will not elevate the value. …
PSA and Prostate Cancer: A Fool with a tool is still a fool? I am an advocate of getting one as a baseline in the man about 40 or so, then every two years with the GP’s exam.
You might disagree about PSA's and when and who they are done on...but about 5 times a year a 50 year old man comes into my office for his "first" rectal exam and PSA and it determined that he has asymptomatic advanced prostate cancer. Is it cost effective, are some being checked that are normal. …
Warning! 20 minute blog Podcast on prostate cancer, diapers and…the beatles? Download for free off of Itunes!
A podcast excerpt of a story at the end of "The Decision." I bet you didn't think I knew that much about diapers did you?
Are you a Internet Only prostate cancer patient?
Podcast on Internet Only type of patient. After examining a patient one day (PSA and rectal exam) he asked if that was all I was planning to do to him to check for prostate cancer. I said that what I had done was enough for now, the prostate felt fine and the PSA would be …
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prostate cancer, Jerry Okungu and frank zappa-deja vu all over again…and again and again and again…what is the answer?
Otis Brawley: I have never had a PSA and do not desire one. I have had relatives with the disease. I just do not believe it saves that many lives. SEER data show that a large proportion of so called early detected patients with pathologically localized disease (the best prognosis one can have) ultimately relapse …
Nicely put Tubby Smith…reasonable recommendations about prostate cancer early detection and “male awareness. He said “cancer free” he did not say cured…and that’s a big difference.
Tubby Smith says he had prostate cancer, now cancer free 6:56 AM, May 12, 2011 | MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota coach Tubby Smith says he's "feeling great" and free of prostate cancer after dealing with the disease for the past year. The university issued a statement from Smith on Wednesday. The 59-year-old had not previously revealed …
For prostate cancer the free PSA is helpful, but not fool-proof and is only one of the arrows in your prostate cancer decision making-quiver.
The below is helpful but not a stand alone type statistic or characteristic of your PSA. I have a friend whose free PSA was very high indicating a low probability of prostate cancer and ....all of his twelve cores showed cancer, however all the cores were Gleason's 6. The free PSA (being very low) was …
Free PSA? it just may be the straw that will break the prostate’s…i mean camel’s… back
How the free PSA helped me.
prostate cancer: no voiding symptoms don’t mean no cancer
The above illustration is from "The Decision" now the number one book on Kindle for the subject of prostate cancer on amazon.com "But I don't have any voiding symptoms doc." "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." Podbean podcast prostate diaries.......minute on the subject and this silly and trite objection An interesting question on Podbean
you too can have a number one book/Kindle on prostate cancer on amazon…if you add enough categories…78,000th and rising…kinda
Product Details Format:Kindle Edition File Size:2433 KB Page Numbers Source ISBN:069200565X Publisher:Jennie Cooper Press (January 1, 2011) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services Language:English ASIN:B004HO62HU Lending:Enabled Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews) 16 Reviews 5 star: (14) 4 star: (1) 3 star: (1) 2 star: (0) 1 …
Prostate Diaries 