So I had my prostate remove for prostate cancer in 2007. And I have in one of my bathroom drawers ticket stubs from the the Braves World Series Games from back in 1991. (Man what a year for Atlanta-I went to every Atlanta home game and dammit we should have won it....Remember Terry Pendleton and …
When it comes to robotic prostatectomy for prostate cancer…don’t confuse short term results with long term follow up…
Conversation between post robotic prostatectomy patient and friend: "So Bill how's it going. I understand you've had your prostate removed by the robot." Bill: " It's great. Small incisions, very little pain, out of the hospital in a day and already driving. It's amazing." Friend: "So you doing good with the leaking and sex part?" …
Prostate cancer book review on Amazon.com-The Decision
The following comment on Amazon regarding "The Decision: Your prostate biopsy shows cancer. Now what?" makes a good point. That is that no matter how many forms of therapy for prostate cancer there are...the decision tree is the same. One must "know thy self" in order to make the right decision about one's prostate cancer. …
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September 2013 review of The Decision: Your prosate biopsy shows cancer. Now what?
Not the only decision making tool in your quiver, but an important one. 9/2013 Amazon Reviews: The Decision is the most helpful, clear and engaging book that I read about my prostate cancer. Dr. McHugh has gone through this himself, and his approach is from the perspective of both a urologist and a patient. …
If they don’t want to pay for the psa and don’t feel prostate cancer should be treated then why all the fuss about new MRI fusion to detect?
High-Tech Prostate Scan May Boost Cancer Detection Combo of ultrasound and MRI zeroes in on tumors, helping some men avoid biopsy, experts say By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) -- An innovative fusion of MRI and ultrasound might be a better way to detect and assess prostate cancer, while helping men …
Did Vince Flynn die of prostate cancer because of too little screening or too much? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?
Search this site for Otis Brawley Search this site for Mr. Prostate Search this site for USPSTF RUSH: I want to tell you where I was yesterday. I attended the funeral for the author Vince Flynn in St. Paul, Minnesota, yesterday, and it was amazing. Three thousand people at a beautiful, beautiful Catholic Church, 3,000 …
A prostate cancer blast from the past…Opine won’t you?
A previous blog post about the "art of getting away with it" prostate cancer and those nasty mean ole urologists. Vince Flynn dies of prostate cancer at age 47.
Elvis Presley, prostate cancer and Graceland.
In August of 1977 my mother and I went to Columbus, Georgia to get me a stereo system. I had labored all summer both from the standpoint of working at a NAPA auto parts store and studying my options for the right system in a Service Merchandise Catalogue. A Pioneer receiver with the lowest watts …
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Shades of grey prostate cancer: Do know why the prostatic urethra is important both to surgery and radiation treatments?
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Don’t make assumptions regarding prostate cancer decision making.
"Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." - Isaac Asimov
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