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Brett Troia

posted 08/06/2009, comments (0)

Who Do You Race For? Athletes For A Cure and The Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Please checkout this 1 min and 30 sec video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEKahj1CsLg Brett Troia was diagnosed on December 3, 2008 with Prostate Cancer and now he runs to raise funds and awareness for the Prostate Cancer FoundationHelp me raise funds and awareness for The Prostate Cancer Foundation while... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/31/2009, comments (0)

Senator Chris Dodd diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

At a press conference Friday afternoon, Senator Chris Dodd announced that he has been diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer, but that the disease and its treatment will not affect his work in the Senate or his intentions to run for reelection in 2010. Dodd said that his cancer was discovered after a routine PSA test showed a spike in... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/26/2009, comments (0)

What is the best diet for aiding in the cure of prostate cancer?

Dear Dr. Motola, What is the best diet for aiding in the cure of prostate cancer? I know about avoiding red meat and processed foods and increasing omega-3's as in fish. But is pasta ok? Also, I have heard that there seems to be a more extreme approach through a macrobiotic approach which might have more success in affecting a... Read more Chevron

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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 Chevron

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posted 01/05/2009, comments (0)

Prostate Surgery for the Overweight: How Big is Too Big?

Dear Dr. Motola: I have been diagnosed with prostate cancer and am 51 years old. I weigh 385 lbs at 6'1". My urologist told me that at my weight he felt that surgery would be difficult because of the size of the laproscopic/robotic surgical instruments and the difficulty of the instruments being able to penetrate through my stomach and... Read more Chevron

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