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Maori TV does stunning programme about prostate cancer on Chatham Islands

Jim Tucker wrote 2 days ago: CHATHAMS MESSAGE: The Maori TV and NZ Prostate Cancer Foundation team at Chatham Islands airport. De … more →

Tags: Awareness and media, NZ Media coverage, NZ Prostate Cancer Foundation, Prostate Cancer, catheter, Chatham Islands, Chathams, Maori TV, Medical Checkups

Prostate cancer and me - we're finished (hopefully)

Jim Tucker wrote 1 week ago: I’m over prostate cancer. I’m not claiming to be cured. It’s just that spending th … more →

Tags: Prostate blogs, Prostate Cancer, catheter, Prostate, prostate blog

You're still looking at this blog - what is it I don't understand about blogging?1 comment

Jim Tucker wrote 2 weeks ago: PROSTABLOG NZ: Um…what’s going on? I haven’t posted new prostate cancer stories fo … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Blue September, breast cancer, movember, Pink Ribbon, Poor Journalism, Prostate, prostate blog, radionz

Prostablog closes down...for now2 comments

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: PROSTABLOG NZ:  This blog is now closed, indefinitely. Many thanks to those who have offered feedbac … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostablog closes, Prostate, prostate blog

No support for US official bodies' policy to not test PSA in over-75s

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: New research shows there is little medical profession or public support for a US Preventa … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, screening debate, Cancer Research, catheter, discontinue PSA screening at age 75, prostate blog, prostate cancer screening

Sticking with prostate cancer screening gives men far better chance of not dying from the disease1 comment

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Men who stick with prostate screening have a much better chance of not dying of prostate … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, screening debate, blood test, blood tests, Cancer Research, Medical Checkups, Prostate

How can couples cope with prostate cancer? This report won't enlighten you much

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Only a few programmes are designed to help couples cope with the effects of prostate canc … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Intervention Outcomes, Prostate, prostate blog, prostatew couples, URO TODAY

Benefit seen in having chemo-radiation treatment prior to prostate removal

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: SCIENCE DAILY: A combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is … more →

Tags: Chemotherapy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy, combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy, improve patient survival, Prostate, prostate blog

Death risk greater if prostate cancer patients' PSA rises with 18 months of radiotherapy

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: ATLANTA JOURNAL: Prostate cancer patients whose prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels rise within 1 … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, Radiotherapy, Atlanta Journal, catheter, Prostate, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments

'Prostate surgery shrank my dick - but I don't care,' say majority in new study

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up wit … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, radical prostatectomy, Shorter penis, Treatment News, Canadian Research, Cancer Research, catheter, penis, prostate blog

New guidelines issued in US for prostate cancer brachytherapy treatment

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Radiation dose delivered to the prostate and nearby organs in every brachytherapy procedu … more →

Tags: brachytherapy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Treatment News, Cancer Research, catheter, MRI, new brachytherapy guidelines, post-implant CT

Newer kind of radiation therapy works better on high risk prostate cancer patients

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: REUTERS: Hypo-fractionated radiation treatment – a newer type of radiation treatment that deli … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Radiotherapy, Treatment News, Cancer Research, catheter, comparison of treatments, fewer treatments, High-risk patients

Prostate cancer tumour blood vessels may be guide to how risky it is

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: SCIENCE DAILY: The size and shape of the blood vessels visible within a prostate cancer tumour may b … more →

Tags: Diagnosis, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Treatment News, cancer aggression, Cancer Research, catheter, Prostate, prostate blog

No clear links between red meat and prostate cancer - except maybe when you mess with it in cooking

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: There are no clear associations between red meat and fatal prostate cancer, says a new st … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Prostate risks, Red meat, Prostate, Cancer Research, catheter, prostate blog, Red Meat

Radiation therapy alone can reduce PSA levels below detectable amounts

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY:  Radiation therapy alone can reduce prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels below … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, Radiotherapy, Treatment News, American Society for Radiation Oncology, blood test, Cancer Research, catheter

Provenge treatment for advanced prostate cancer gets a step closer

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Long-awaited advanced prostate cancer drug Provenge is a step closer t … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Provenge, Treatment News, advanced prostate cancer drug, Cancer Research, catheter, FDA, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, Prostate

Sense of 'meaning and peace' important in beating prostate cancer-induced depression

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: A new study has looked at the relationship between depression caused by prostate cancer a … more →

Tags: Depression, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Treatment News, activities/interventions, Cancer Research, catheter, Depression, Prostate

Hormone therapy no benefit to low-risk prostate cancer patients prior to and during radiation

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Short-term hormone therapy given prior to and during radiation treatment to medium-risk p … more →

Tags: hormone therapy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Radiotherapy, Treatment News, Cancer Research, catheter, Living Longer, low-risk patients

US urologists come out fighting over negative debate on prostate cancer testing

Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Concerned about recent controversy that disparaged testing for prostate cancer, the Ameri … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, screening debate, Prostate, digital examination, blood test, prostate specific antigen, biopsy, digital diagnosis, blood tests


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