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'Prostate surgery shrank my dick - but I don't care,' say majority in new study
URO TODAY: More than two-thirds of men who have radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer end up with a shorter penis – but apparently it’s not a big issue for most, according to new Canad… more →
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Prostate Cancer Rant for a Saturday
jimarnoldla wrote 3 weeks ago: I wrote a piece on prostate cancer (what your doctor won’t tell you) and it’s on the Dad … 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 →
Italian researchers take rare look at men's orgasms after nerve-sparing prostate cancer surgery
Jim Tucker wrote 3 weeks ago: URO TODAY: What happens to men’s orgasms after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy for prostat … more →
Three dimensional conformal radio therapy succeeds in treating PSA recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Jim Tucker wrote 4 weeks ago: URO TODAY: In cases of persistent PSA following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, three-dim … more →
Risk of death after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer may be greater for men who already suffer erectile dysfunction
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Men with erectile dysfunction before a radical prostatectomy may have a greater risk of d … more →
And then there's a mate who truly loves his catheter - after having it, voluntarily, for more than a year
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: ME and my catheter. PROSTABLOG NZ: More on catheters. An English industrial design student called Sa … more →
Leading prostate cancer expert's take on what treatment is needed in cases of positive margins
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: What do you do when the pathologist reports “positive margins” after a radica … more →
Impotence drug improves continence after nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Impotence drug Vardenafil can improve continence recovery after nerve-sparing radical pro … more →
Auckland Hospital launches research into best time for prostate cancer patients to have radiotherapy after surgery
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: NZ DOCTOR: A major New Zealand research initiative that will determine the best time for men with pr … more →
Mesh used to fix a hernia could get in way of prostate surgery later
Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: Men at increased risk of prostate cancer should be made aware of the impact that mesh use … more →
Male sling helps majority of men suffering post-prostate surgery incontinence
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Jim Tucker wrote 1 month ago: URO TODAY: The majority of 102 French prostate surgery patients fitted with a trans-obturator male s … more →
Erectile function less likely after non-nerve sparing prostate cancer surgery
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Non-nerve sparing radical prostatectomy is more likely to lead to early development of ve … more →
'Cured' a couple of weeks after a prostatectomy? Don't think so...
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Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: BUZZ MACHINE: Media blogger Jeff Jarvis has had great news from his medics after analysis of his pro … more →
Few complications for prostate patients who need radiotherapy when cancer recurs after surgery
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: SCIENCE CODEX: The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prost … more →
Most men in German survey say they would recommend radical prostatectomy to a friend
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Some 91% of 5000 German men surveyed six years after they had a radical prostatectomy, we … more →
Uncertainty on whether radiation is right after prostate cancer surgery finds tumour at margins
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Appropriate use of radiation therapy on prostate cancer patients whose … more →
New look at erectile function rehab following prostate cancer treatment
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Erectile dysfunction following treatment for prostate cancer – particularly radical … more →
Penile rehab six months after prostate surgery gives better recovery than delaying it longer
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: URO TODAY: Men who start erectile function rehab at six months after prostate cancer surgery do bett … more →
Prostate size makes no difference to outcome of radical prostatectomy
Jim Tucker wrote 2 months ago: ABC NEWS: Prostate size affects the technical difficulty of radical prostatectomy but not the functi … more →
