Stories abound about men who undergo prostate cancer surgery only to have the surgery halted when their doctor sees that the cancer has left the gland. The stories go that the doctor stops the surgery leaving the gland and any other visible tumors in place just as they found them. Current statistics indicate that one [...]
I want to discuss Michelle Obama’s recent statements in support of the president’s attempts to change the health care system in the United Sates. You do not have to worry; I am not going to go into the proposed changes and all the controversy that is whirling around the various proposals, that is a separate [...]
I have often hypothesized that stress can escalate the rate of prostate cancer progression, leading to earlier deaths. I work actively to find ways to eliminate stress from my immediate environment and from my life. I have told the story many times about two men who were members of my weekly Malecare prostate cancer support [...]
The September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine published a study that shows that positron emission tomography (PET)/computer tomography (CT) scans using the imaging agent choline could detect recurring prostate cancer sooner than conventional imaging technologies in some patients who have had their prostates surgically removed. Men who elect to have a radical prostatectomy [...]
A man at one of my support groups asked if I could go back in time would I repeat my journey with cancer? I first thought was this a stupid question; of course, I would not. Why would I want to repeat this experience? Who in their right mind would elect to again walk on [...]