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How Does Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Affect Me?

The prostate is located immediately beneath the bladder, and surrounds the urethra, the structure that brings the urine from the bladder to outside of the body. It is also located immediately in front of the rectum.   The prostate provides a portion of the fluid that makes up semen. A series of small tubes join together into larger tubes... Read moreChevron
posted 05/23/2007, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 12/01/2006, comments (0)|
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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 moreChevron
posted 10/25/2006, comments (0)|
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Prostatectomy for an 80-something-year-old

Editor's Note: A new Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study indicates that prostatectomy does not need to be automatically excluded as an option for octogenarians. The father of a friend of mine turned 88. Shortly afterwards, he had a massive heart attack, and went into the hospital for a bypass. During the tests that went along with that procedure,... Read moreChevron
posted 10/19/2006, comments (0)|
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A Not So Peculiar Dilemma

Since writing about Zack and Paul last week, things have changed. If you recall, I said that Paul was holding off on doing anything (his PSA had actually dropped with time), while Zack had decided on seed implantation (his PSA had risen by 4 over a year, and he had a biopsy with a Gleason of 6.) I got a phone call from his wife, however, which... Read moreChevron
posted 08/15/2006, comments (0)|
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