I just joined my first-ever social network, http://prostatecancerinfolink.ning.com/. This is part of a general informational website about prostate cancer started by Dr. Arnon Krongrad, a well-known prostate surgeon. Dr. Krongrad contributed an article for this blog on "Minimally Invasive Surgery" and I (and others) were very satisfied with the quality of it. He is going to [...]
I just received this alarming message on my newswire. I can't comment on it now because my elderly mother is here. But we, as a community, must provide extra support and resources to younger patients, and do it in a timely way, up front when they are diagnosed. It is absolutely critical. (Note: emphases in [...]
Cancercare.org Telephone Education Workshop http:/www.cancercare.org The Sixth Annual Cancer Survivorship Series: Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer, Part I: The Importance of Communicating with Your Doctor About Follow-Up Care Sign up for this Telephone Education Workshop now Time: April 22, 2008 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET Richard N. Boyajian RN, MS, Cancer Survivor, Nurse [...]
Faced with a cancer diagnosis, effective communication between doctors and patients is crucial. Yet, often, a doctor's style or time constraints don't meet the patient's needs. Other times, patients are too overwhelmed with the confusion of a diagnosis to absorb all the information they need. In the current podcast, CR correspondent Kevin Begos talks to [...]
I have heard only excellent feedback about Dr. Patrick Walsh's appearance on the Charlie Rose. Dr. Walsh is former chair of Urology at Johns Hopkins and the inventor of nerve-sparing prostate surgery. I have to commend Charlie Rose for choosing topics that may not be so "sexy" but are relevant to so many people. I [...]