According to a study issued by Health Grades, an independent health care ratings organization, patients at highly rated hospitals have a 52 percent lower chance of dying compared with the U.S. hospital average! The study also found that hospitals that have received the Stroke Certification from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) [...]
I have just read a report from Mike Scott of a 64-year-old Croatian man who was recently diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. His PSA was 21,380 ng/ml! Yes, I said a PSA of 21,380. Now, hold on to your seats for even more intriguing information. According to the report this man has never experienced any [...]
Some interesting information was presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting just held in Tampa, Fl. A potential future use of magnetic resonance (MR)-guided heat (laser interstitial thermal therapy) or cold (cryoablation) to treat the recurrence of prostate cancer after the surgical removal of the prostate gland (and in some cases [...]
The doctors told me that I have recurrent prostate cancer, they stamped on my forehead a little sign that says “EXPIRES ??/??/20??. I have tried and tried to wash that stamp off my face. No matter what I do it still remains, setting me apart from everyone else. I am not ready to expire nor [...]
I have been reading in the press about a recent medical malpractice settlement surrounding prostate cancer. Briefly, a man went to his primary care physician who, along with other tests, performed a DRE and PSA test. The doctor failed to inform his patient about the negative test results which were indicative of a diagnosis of [...]