NOTE: I ADDED INFORMATION TO THIS STORY AFTER I INITIALLY PUBLISHED IT. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS NEW INFORMATIONIT CAREFULLY. The Wall Street Journal Health Blog entry today (Surgery for Prostate Cancer: Comparing Different Techniques, by Jacob Goldstein) concerns the results of a study recently reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association which compared the [...]
I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments expressed in the article Prostate Cancer: Men Deserve Better, European Association of Urology, March 17, 2009 (exerpts below). . But talk is cheap. The question is, how do we bring about real change (change we can believe in!)? That's a lot to ask -- but heck, we are worth [...]
I would like to share with you some general tips for finding/researching doctors which I have accumulated in the last two years based on my experiences with my husband's illness. (Note that resources vary from state to state.) *Ama-assn.org -- basic info about doctors *Castle Connolly's "America's Best Doctors for Cancer". Second edition came out [...]
There is something that's been on my mind for a long time. But it's part of a larger issue. Let me explain. About six months ago I heard a commercial on the radio about a state-of-the-art treatment for prostate cancer called "Cyberknife." It was being offered at a hospital in Long Island (a suburb of NY) [...]
