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PROSTATE LAW: Canadian lawyer challenges courts on men's right to free PSA tests

Jim Tucker wrote 11 hours ago: JULY 4: McLEANS.CA: The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal will review whether it’s discriminato … more →

Tags: Checkups, Prostate Cancer, PSA tests, screening debate, blood test, blood tests, British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal, Canadian men, discriminatory

PROSTATE DIAGNOSIS: US cancer experts develop new method to predict metastasis

Jim Tucker wrote 12 hours ago: JULY 4: SCIENCE DAILY: Cancer experts at Johns Hopkins say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer pati … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, PSA tests, radical prostatectomy, Diagnosis, Prostate research, treatment debate, Gleason grade, prostate prognosis, prostatectomy

PROSTATE SURGERY: Surgical margins of at least 1mm needed to avoid recurrence

Jim Tucker wrote 12 hours ago: JULY 4: URO TODAY: Patients with a positive surgical margin less than 1mm appear to have similar rec … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, radical prostatectomy, Treatment News, Cancer Research, Negative Margins, prostablog, prostate blog, prostate cancer treatments

Sex on the Brain

johnabdo wrote 12 hours ago: You’ve probably heard that most men “think with their little heads”, and if that m … more →

Tags: sex, penis, erections, Testicles, Orgasm, climax

PROSTATE BIOPSY: Three clear 15-core biopsies in larger glands/higher PSAs enough to confirm cancer absent

Jim Tucker wrote 12 hours ago: JULY 4: URO TODAY: Fifteen or more biopsy cores are best for patients with a prostate volume greater … more →

Tags: biopsy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, biopsy cores, Cancer Research, prostablog, prostate blog, prostate volume greater than 53cc

PROSTATE RECURRENCE: Five years free of cancer after brachytherapy is sign of cure

Jim Tucker wrote 12 hours ago: JULY 4: EMAX HEALTH: Prostate cancer patients who receive brachytherapy and remain free of disease f … more →

Tags: brachytherapy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, survival, Treatment News, American Society for Radiation Oncology, Cancer Research, EMAX HEALTH, free of disease for five years

PROSTATE BIOPSY: Poor biopsy operation leads to inaccurate diagnosis

Jim Tucker wrote 18 hours ago: JULY 4: URO TODAY:  Prostatic glandular elements – which are keys for accurate  biopsy analysi … more →

Tags: biopsy, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, accurate biopsy analysis, apical and far lateral biopsy specimens, Cancer Research, operator-dependent, prostate blog, prostate treatment debate

PROSTATE BREAKTHRU? Researchers claim they have tool to predict cancer risk at diagnosis

Jim Tucker wrote 18 hours ago: JULY 4: URO TODAY: US researchers claim to have developed a patient-specific, biology-driven tool to … more →

Tags: cancer aggression, Diagnosis, Prostate Cancer, Prostate claims, Prostate research, screening debate, biology-driven tool, Cancer Research, patient-specific

PROSTATE TREATMENT: Salvage surgery works in some recurrent patients

Jim Tucker wrote 19 hours ago: JULY 4: URO TODAY:  Salvage radical prostatectomy is a reasonable treatment option in recurrent pros … more →

Tags: biochemical recurrence, Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, PSA tests, radical prostatectomy, treatment debate, Cancer Research, Life Expectancy, prostablog

PROSTATE BIOPSY: Six-sample biopsies not accurate enough to diagnose low-risk patients

Jim Tucker wrote 1 day ago: JULY 3: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Researchers have reported data showing that the historically c … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Diagnosis, Prostate research, biopsy, screening debate, Cancer Research, prostablog, prostate blog, New Prostate Cancer Info-link

PROSTATE ULTRASOUND: Many in favourable UK study may not have needed treatment at all

Jim Tucker wrote 1 day ago: JULY 3: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Results from a UK study show the potential of transrectal, who … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, erectile function, Prostate research, treatment debate, watchful waiting, over treatment, Prostate Treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate cancer treatments

ROW 4 PROSTATE: Missing Kiwi crew found safe by routine plane patrol

Jim Tucker wrote 1 day ago: JULY 3: TVNZ: The Rowing for Prostate charity crew who had lost contact with race organisers in the … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Fund Raising, Rowing 4 Prostate, prostablog, prostate blog, Rowing for Prostate, Indian Ocean Rowing Race 2009, TVNZ, rowers found

PROSTATE INQUIRY: NZ parliamentary committee releases terms of reference

Jim Tucker wrote 2 days ago: JULY 2: GUIDE2.CO.NZ: Parliament’s health select committee has issued terms of reference for i … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, screening debate, select committee inquiry, treatment debate, prostate treatment debate, prostablog, prostate blog, Urologists, asymptomatic men

PROSTATE PRIORITY: US government will compare prostate treatments in bid to cut health bill

Jim Tucker wrote 2 days ago: JULY 2:   JACKSONVILLE NEWS.COM:  Sound familiar? The Obama government wants to trim the nation … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, public health system, Prostate research, treatment debate, Govt prostate policy, Prostate Treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate cancer treatments, comparison of treatments

PROSTATE RESEARCH: Study assesses whether hormone therapy causes 'cognitive impairment'

Jim Tucker wrote 2 days ago: JULY 2: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: A new — but very small and short-term study — has attempted to … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, treatment debate, hormone therapy, Prostate Treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate cancer treatments, Cancer Research, prostablog

PROSTATE RESEARCH: No certainty about links between obesity and prostate cancer

Jim Tucker wrote 2 days ago: JULY 2: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Analysis of data from a community-based cohort of patients was … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Prostate risks, prostate treatment debate, Cancer Research, prostablog, prostate blog, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, obesity and prostate

PROSTATE CONDUNDRUM: One answer to old question - is risk greater with more sex or less

Jim Tucker wrote 3 days ago: JULY 1: PSYCHOLOGY-TODAY.COM:  Looks like more sex wins. The studies showing sex increases prostate … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Prostate research, Prostate risks, Cancer Research, prostablog, prostate blog, PSYCHOLOGY-TODAY.COM, sex and prostate cancer, more sex protects

PROSTATE SCREENING: Media frenzy over latest analysis of big studies less than helpful

Jim Tucker wrote 3 days ago: JULY 1: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Media coverage of a new medical journal article analysing the … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, PSA tests, Prostate research, screening debate, psa test, PSA, prostate treatment debate, Cancer Research, prostablog

ROW 4 PROSTATE: Comms failure leaves prostate boat "somewhere" out there

Jim Tucker wrote 3 days ago: JULY 1: PROSTABLOG NZ: NZ four Rowing for Prostate have done what every man with prostate problems p … more →

Tags: Prostate Cancer, Fund Raising, Rowing 4 Prostate, prostablog, prostate blog, Rowing for Prostate, Aud Eamus, Indian Ocean Rowing Race, Bexhill Trust Challenger


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