Posted on November 12, 2015 by Sitemaster
A refreshingly honest article published this year in Translational Andrology and Urology, and reprinted in full on the Medscape web site, offers a somewhat depressing assessment of the state of the art of prevention of erectile dysfunction and/or rehabilitation of erectile function in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Living with Prostate Cancer, Management, Treatment | Tagged: after, before, erectile, expectation, function, Management, radical prostatectomy, reality, sexual | 9 Comments »
Posted on September 29, 2015 by Sitemaster
Sometimes — your sitemaster is willing to admit — he can become distinctly aggravated by the quality and conclusions of certain types of research related to the management of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Living with Prostate Cancer, Risk | Tagged: attitude, fear, information, knowledge, reality, reason, satisfaction | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 31, 2011 by Sitemaster
Over the past 20 years, the role of “screening” as a mechanism for early diagnosis of several types of cancer (and other diseases) has become a high-profile and emotional issue in which the value of accurate data has often been swamped by media hype and the claims of specific interest groups. This is true for prostate cancer and other forms of cancer too. … READ MORE …
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Posted on February 24, 2011 by Sitemaster
There’s an interesting interview with Dr. Anthony Zeitman — the president of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) — in the most recent issue of The ASCO Post — a news magazine distributed to members of ASCO. … READ MORE …
Filed under: Diagnosis, Management, Treatment, Uncategorized | Tagged: Management, practice, reality, technology | 2 Comments »