Two well-known celebrities were diagnosed with cancer this week – and each case illustrates the confusion that is indicative of the experience of cancer diagnosis in our broken medical system. Ryan O’neal announced his diagnosis last Friday (4/13) stating that he has stage 4 prostate cancer, but has been given a "positive" prognosis because it [...]
In December of 2011 the National Institute of Health (NIH) released a draft State-of-the-Science Conference Statement. The focus of the study was on PSA-based screening which has identified many men with low-risk prostate cancer. Over the past decade active surveillance has emerged as a viable option for men with low-risk prostate cancer. This represents approximately [...]
I'd like to invite everyone to read an article by Gary Schwitzer which nicely summarizes some interesting ideas relating to the concept of Active Surveillance originally posted on healthnewsreviews.org. Any discussion is very welcome!
It's interesting to reflect on the recent USPTF PSA upheaval - and to consider how and why we are here from a position of compassion. Personally, I'm interested and involved because my dad died of aggressive prostate cancer. He was screening - back in 1996 when screening was gaining momentum as a tool to find [...]
Tomorrow is our last to comment on the USPTF draft recommendations for PSA. Now - more than ever, please consider who you vote for and what they stand for... look deeper than peacock posturing and flashy promises. What has this person done for the people they've been responsible to in the past? Are they bought [...]