PART 22 of My PC Adventure – why I’m now taking the bus.
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PROSTATE REHAB: Five concepts underpin treatment for erectile dysfunction
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Erectile function, Post-operative care, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Treatment debate, tagged cancer research, cavernosal oxygenation, Erectile function, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction, penile rehabilitation, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostatectomy, quality of life, Radical prostatectomy, venous leak on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 12: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: Appreciating the value of penile rehabilitation requires understanding five concepts: the pathophysiology of erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy, cavernosal oxygenation, venous leak, and both the animal and human data supporting this strategy
PROSTATE TREATMENT: Longer time to testosterone recovery lower risk of death
Posted in Hormone therapy, Post-operative care, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy, Testosterone treatment, Treatment news, tagged cancer research, hormonal therapy, lower risk of death, minimal co-morbidity, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, Radiotherapy, time to testosterone recovery, TTR, unfavourable-risk PCa, URO TODAY on June 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 12: URO TODAY: A study has been done on whether the risk of death is associated with the time to testosterone recovery (TTR) after radiotherapy (RT) and hormonal therapy (HT) for prostate cancer (PCa).
PROSTATE SURGERY: New method to predict how long incontinence will last
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Catheters, Incontinence, Post-operative care, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate prognosis, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, tagged cancer research, duration of urinary incontinence, Incontinence, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, potential risk factors, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostatectomy, quality of life, Radical prostatectomy, Urination on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 25: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: A group of German researchers has developed a method to predict the duration of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy based on potential risk factors.
PROSTATE CARE: New guidelines out on prostate cancer, nutrition and exercise
Posted in Avoidance, Dietary intervention, Natural remedies, Post-operative care, Prostate advice, PROSTATE CANCER, PROSTATE RISKS, tagged Exercise and Prostate Cancer, Market Watch, Natural remedies, nutrition, nutrition and exercise, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate health and cancer prevention, prostate health book, US Prostate Cancer Foundation on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 14: MARKET WATCH: The latest science-based guidelines on nutrition and exercise as they relate to prostate health and cancer prevention are now available in a new publication from The Prostate Cancer Foundation.
PROSTATE RECOVERY: Diet and exercise plans slow decline after cancer treatment
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Dietary intervention, Post-operative care, Prostate advice, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Survival, tagged cancer research, diet and exercise regime, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, long-term survivors of cancer, Natural remedies, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, older, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, self-reported functional decline on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
MAY 14: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: A diet and exercise regime reduced the rate of self-reported functional decline (compared with no intervention) among older, long-term survivors of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer.
MY PROSTATE STORY: As Freud said – it all comes down to sex
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Erectile function, Post-operative care, PROSTATE CANCER, tagged Cialis, Erectile Dysfunction, Erectile function, erections after prostatectomy, impotence clinic, inflatable penile prosthesis, Levitra, Oral phosphodiesterase type-5 inhibitors, Papaverine, penile health, penile implant, Phentolamine, priapism, prostablog, prostaglandin, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, Sigmund Freud, spontaneous nocturnal erections, urology, vacuum pump, Viagra on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
PART 16 of My PC Adventure: Getting back the full use of an important part of my anatomy.
PROSTATE STRESS: Stress management before surgery aids recovery
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Post-operative care, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Treatment debate, Treatment news, tagged cancer research, prostablog, prostate, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, Radical prostatectomy, stress management on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Men who received two sessions of stress management before undergoing radical prostatectomy for early-stage prostate cancer reported fewer mood problems before surgery and better quality of life after surgery than men who received usual care.
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