Is there a chance that we could induct the Great One -- Abraham Lincoln himself -- into the "Brotherhood of the Beast", posthumously? I guess it's obvious that I have been trying to come up with something original to write about for Presidents Day. But I found it pretty darn hard to answer my own question, [...]
A total of 15 US-based prostate cancer organizations have come together to support an initiative to raise funding for the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program from the current $80 million to $125 million in financial year 2010. The medical research programs at the DOD engage in high-risk high, reward research that is paying off, [...]
I want to give a shout-out to a remarkable blog I came across while reading about the Blagojevich scandals in the Chicago Sun Times a few weeks ago. It is called: " Conquering cancer and heart failure...with Jesus, doctors and common sense" http://blogs.suntimes.com/banks/2009/02/i_know_im_dying_children_but_i.html. This blog is written by a man named Lacy Banks, 65, who [...]
I want to pass on some information that newly diagnosed men absolutely should consider. It is from the excellent blog "Palpable Prostate" by A. Black. The gist of this is that for intermediate- and higher-grade PC pts (GL 7+, PSA 10+), *open* surgery for PC is considered preferable to laparascopic (which includes robotic) surgery by [...]
Well folks, the circus has come to town. Unfortunately, the subject of this spectacle is prostate cancer. If you haven't been in a coma in the last few days you must have seen the headline: SEX CAUSES CANCER!! Specifically, what the fuss is all about is a British study which found that men who engaged [...]
I occasionally do book reviews, and am really excited about this one. I recommend it sight unseen because the author is one of the foremost experts in the world on prostate cancer and sexuality. The book is titled: "Saving Your Sex Life: A Guide for Men with Prostate Cancer" by Dr. John Mulhall (Hilton Publishing [...]
"First evidence that the Impotence Aid Helps a Signaling Protein Protect the Heart" Written by J. Strax, psarising.com. "The first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil) amplifies the effects of a heart-protective protein has been reported today by a team of researchers at three leading US medical centers, Johns [...]
An editorial in today's edition of Urotoday, "Exploring Causes for Declining Prostate Cancer Mortality Rates in the United States" (1/5/09), looks at possible explanations for the the reduction in deaths from prostate cancer in recent years ('93-'03). The authors relied on information from a a study reported recently in the journal Urologic Oncology (Nov-Dec). The researchers [...]
It seems peculiar to me that presentations designed to inform men about the importance of early detection often fill the room with survivors... men who have already been diagnosed and are already extremely knowledgeable about early detection. So, what's the best case scenario? Is it teaching my 12 year old how to eat right and [...]
I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you readers, writers and contributors who have made this endeavor so worthwhile. I read all of the comments and letters you send and much appreciate them. Also, I am so much better off for the friends I have made through this blog. Most of all, [...]
