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posted 04/15/2009, comments (0)
Dad has urinating issues--new product the answer?
Hello everyone! Thanks for reading my post, I'm really hoping someone can help me with my question. My Dad recently underwent treatment for his BPH and has since been having issues urinating. At his latest urologist appointment, his doctor suggested a new product called the Spanner which he swears by and thinks will really... Read more
posted 04/02/2009, comments (2)
honeyandhazel
My father had his psa level checked 6 months ago and it was 4.5, it was checked again and it is now 5.8 he is 72 years of age, is this a concern as he does not to seem to think soEXPERT
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posted 03/27/2009, comment (1)
Have the Rules for PSA Testing Changed?
A series of studies were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that question the efficacy of widespread PSA testing for the early detection of prostate cancer. One study, The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC Trial), involved 182,000 men in Europe. An American study from the Prostate, Lung... Read more
posted 03/19/2009, comments (2)
PSA Screening May Not Decrease Prostate Cancer Deaths
Many news outlets including The New York Times and Washington Post are reporting on the results of two new studies that show PSA testing may be doing little to save lives. In fact, the evidence suggests that although prostate cancer screening with PSA tests may catch more cases in the early stages, this only leads to invasive, unnecessary... Read more
