The best jokes are homegrown. A newly diagnosed man named Joe L., who tends to be a worrier, was on his way home from a visit to the urologist. He was feeling good because the doctor had said his cancer was almost certainly localized. Jeff wanted to celebrate. So he decided to pick up some flowers for his wife (unlike some men [...]
Thanks to Kathy Meade who writes the Prostate Cancer Advocacy and Action blog for publicizing this. (See prostatecancerblog.org.) You can now sign up for a FREE, high-quality online course on "Evidence-Based Medicine" with materials put together by Johns Hopkins to help you navigate the confounding world of medicine. The course will help you understand research studies, statistics [...]
On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Viagra: "There are two truths to Viagra: for those who refill (get a new prescription), it's wonderful and they're happy. But a lot of people look to Viagra for personal happiness, thinking a hard penis can resolve relationship issues, and they end up disappointed." -- Dr Abraham [...]
This is a follow-up to my next-to-last post, "Taking time off from Work for Treatment: What to Tell People." In that post I advised a man named Steve how to go about disclosing to his business associates that he had prostate cancer and needed to take time off from work. It just happens that the Wall Street Journal [...]
Most newly diagnosed men will undergo a CT scan of the pelvis and bone scan. Ask your doctor to do an endorectal MRI as well. If he doesn't have the equipment, try to find a facility that does. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2008) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings in patients about to undergo radiation therapy for prostate cancer [...]