MY PC Adventure – Chapter 25 See the full story HERE> I was alarmed recently to get a call from a mate who has just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Alarmed on two counts: Here was another friend diagnosed with the disease. His doctor told him to get in touch with me – because I’m [...]
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What I now know – or think I know – about prostate cancer
Posted in Prostate blogs, PROSTATE CANCER, Translating medical terms, tagged active surveillance, bowel problems, Brachytherapy, Cancer aggression, cancer research, catheter, Central Otago pinot noir, chances of dying, comforting words, comparison of treatments, Cryotherapy, depression, digital diagnosis, digital examination, drug and treatment trials, drugs (hormone and/or chemo), Erectile function, external radiation, friends and family, Gleason score, idealogues and polemicists, imminent death, impotence, incomprehensibly sensationalist, incomprehensibly technical, Incontinence, laparoscopic surgery, mass-population screening, medical advice, medical checkups, medical jargon, Mike Scott, my pc adventure, Natural remedies, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, non-medical authority, open surgery, plain English, potential incontinence and impotence, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer diagnosis, prostate cancer screening, prostate cancer treatments, Prostate cancer tumours, prostate milking, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate-specific antigen, prostatectomy, PSA, PSA test, public relations hacks, Radical prostatectomy, red meat, robotic surgery; external beam radiation; brachytherapy ; hormone therapy; chemotherapy; immunotherapy, Screening debate, self-catheterise, supportive partner, surgery, translation of the medical jargon, urinary problems, URO TODAY, what treatment to choose on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PROSTATE LANGUAGE: ‘Low-income’ men don’t know what doctor is talking about
Posted in Doctors' advice, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Translating medical terms, tagged basic medical terms, cancer research, clinicians and language, doctor-speak, lack of understanding, low-income men' complex language, medical checkups, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, speaking colloquially on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 23: RENAL & UROLOGY NEWS: A study of low-income men found that most did not understand basic medical terms such as “erection”.
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