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Christopher Lukas

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Treatment Talk

I had dinner the other night with a friend of mine. He’s in his late 70’s and seemed to be of robust health. During dinner, however, he told me that he’d had some heart problems for years and he had had a PSA of 8 some years back. Though the PSA hadn’t risen over time, a biopsy discovered a few cells that were cancerous. In addition, he... Read more Chevron

posted 10/25/2006, comments (0)|

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Christopher Lukas

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Managing Pain

I’ve been monitoring the message board for this site, and I’ve seen a number of communications about pain.While it’s very important to make sure the pain is not related to some serious organic issue – such as cancer or infection – and while most urologists and other physicians are good at finding such causes, what many physicians are not... Read more Chevron

posted 10/06/2006, comments (0)|

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Dr. Rick Wirtz

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Is It Depression or Something Else: Part 3 of 3

Last week, I described the notion of demoralization among individuals receiving chemotherapy. When individuals are demoralized, they are experiencing many symptoms that are shared by clinical depression, e.g. fatigue, loss of interest, decreased appetite, loss of motivation, difficulties with concentration and feelings of worthlessness. In fact,... Read more Chevron

posted 07/12/2006, comments (0)|

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Dr. Rick Wirtz

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Is It Depression or Something Else? Part 2 of 3

In last week’s blog, I very briefly described emotional states related to feelings of depression and depressed mood. I then, even more briefly, described some of the hallmark characteristics of clinical or major depression. You may want to take a look at last week’s blog for a review.As mentioned in Part 1, clinical depression involves a... Read more Chevron

posted 07/06/2006, comments (0)|

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Dr. Rick Wirtz

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Is it Depression Or Something Else? Part 1 of 3

The word “depressed” is widely used in our culture today. So much so that its meaning is not at all clear. When a friend tells you that she’s “depressed” most of us understand that to mean that she is sad or upset about something going on in her life. What we don’t know is just how sad or how upset she is. Understanding the depth and... Read more Chevron

posted 06/28/2006, comments (0)|

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