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posted 05/07/2007, comments (0)

All options should be explored

There are many options available to try and help the problems associated with an enlarged prostate. These options range from surgical, lasers, prescription medication, herbal, and/or exercise, etc. Each option should be explored and considered because different people will find success with different methods. We would just like to bring to... Read more Chevron

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Marc Greenstein

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posted 04/26/2007, comment (1)

If You Don't Use It, You'll Lose It

One of the well known risk factors to radical prostatectomy is erectile dysfunction. The nerves responsible for erectile function, the neurovascular bundles, lie in close proximity to the edges of the prostate gland. Even if a nerve sparing prostatectomy is performed, the nerves can get “stunned” during the... Read more Chevron

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Marc Greenstein

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posted 01/03/2007, comments (0)

Rethinking the Wait-and-See Approach to Prostate Cancer

On December 13th, the Washington Post printed a story called Study Disputes Wait-and-See Approach to Prostate Cancer.This is an important article challenging the teaching that “something else will kill you besides your prostate cancer.” In other words, Urologists should re-think how they manage low and intermediate risk elderly patients with... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/06/2006, comments (0)

Rethinking Age-Related Treatment

Ever since I started learning about prostate cancer, which was when I was diagnosed five years ago, I have believed that men over 80 shouldn’t get treated for the disease. More accurately, I thought that surgery for prostate cancer for men that age was both worrisome and unnecessary. This was because I believed the research that suggested that... Read more Chevron

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posted 12/01/2006, comments (0)

I.M.R.T. -- Does Profit Potential Drive Prostate Cancer Treatmen

Today's New York Times includes an article, on the business of prostate cancer treatment, that is certain to infuriate some, frighten others, and leave still others baffled. The front-page story details recent criticism of and skepticism about the growing popularity of external multiple beam radiation treatment (called I.M.R.T.), even though... Read more Chevron

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