One of the questions that has been nagging at Howard Wolinsky for a while now is whether he really needs to have another biopsy … ever! … READ MORE …
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In his latest blog post on the MedPage Today web site (which seems to to be spreading way beyond his prostate cancer — successfully managed with active surveillance to date), Howard Wolinsky talks about what it’s costing to keep himself in vitamins (mostly not for his prostate cancer)! … READ MORE …
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So regular readers will be aware of several articles by Howard Wolinsky on his experiences as a man monitoring low-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance since 2010. Apparently this was insufficiently challenging. In June he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2B) as well. … READ MORE …
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… and it’s one that is not exactly uncommon for older men (with or without prostate cancer). … To get the scoop, just click here. … READ MORE …
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Following his most recent check-in with his urologist, Howard tells us about things related to how the new USPSTF guidelines and tests like liquid biopsies might affect the monitoring of low-risk prostate cancer patients. … READ MORE …
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A new article on the HealthNewsReview web site addresses issues related to the diagnosis of prostate cancer and the management of low-risk forms of the disease using active surveillance. … READ MORE …
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In his latest post on the MedPage Today web site, Howard Wolinsky (a freelance journalist based in the Chicago area), who has been on active surveillance since 2010, writes about the result of his most recent rebiopsy. His last one was in 2013. There was (again) “no evidence of malignancy” in the post-biopsy pathology report. … READ MORE …
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Howard Wolinksy is a journalist — by training and by profession. In 2010, a while after he finished full-time employment with the Chicago Sun-Times, he was diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, and he has been documenting the impact ever since. … READ MORE …
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