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Maori TV does stunning programme about prostate cancer on Chatham Islands
CHATHAMS MESSAGE: The Maori TV and NZ Prostate Cancer Foundation team at Chatham Islands airport. Dene Ainsworth is second from left. PROSTABLOG NZ: NZ’s Maori television channel has broadcast a… more →
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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 →
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 →
You're still looking at this blog - what is it I don't understand about blogging?
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Jim Tucker wrote 2 weeks ago: PROSTABLOG NZ: Um…what’s going on? I haven’t posted new prostate cancer stories fo … more →
Prostablog closes down...for now
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Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: PROSTABLOG NZ: This blog is now closed, indefinitely. Many thanks to those who have offered feedbac … more →
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 →
Sticking with prostate cancer screening gives men far better chance of not dying from the disease
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
'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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Get your cholesterol down if you want to avoid high-risk prostate cancer, another study finds
Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Cholesterol levels and prostate cancer definitely seem to be connected, a new study at Jo … more →
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 →
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 →
Proton radiation therapy boost helps avoid prostate cancer recurrence
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Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: SCIENCE CODEX: Men who get a “boost” of proton therapy after receiving a standard course … more →
Substance found in Indian spice turmeric works as prostate cancer treatment
Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: Curcumin – found in Indian spice trumeric – appears to be a non-toxic alterna … more →
