JULY 12: SUNDAY STAR-TIMES: Prominent Labour local body politician Mike Lee (59) revealed today he has “mid-range aggressive” prostate cancer and is undergoing external beam radiation and hormone therapy.
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PROSTATE RESEARCH: Worthwhile study on how lifestyle change avoids cancer recurrence
Posted in Dietary intervention, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Survival, tagged accelerated functional decline, cancer recurrence, cancer research, cancer survivors, co-morbidities, lifestyle modification, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, quality of life, second malignancies on June 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 28: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: A study on the possibility that lifestyle modification will help cancer survivors to avoid the risks that they are at for second malignancies, other comorbidities, and accelerated functional decline seems worthwhile.
PROSTATE SURVIVAL: Older patients fare just as well as younger ones after prostatectomy
Posted in Age factors, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Survival, tagged cancer research, elderly population, impact of age on survival, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, Pfitzenmaier et al, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostatectomy, Radical prostatectomy, survival outcomes on June 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 14: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFO-LINK: Pfitzenmaier et al have studied the impact of age on survival after radical prostatectomy by comparing outcomes between men of < 70 (n = 526) and ≥ 70 years of age (n = 100) and conclude that, for a well-selected, healthy, elderly population, survival outcomes are no worse than those seen in younger patients
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 RESEARCH: New study adds to knowledge of treatment side effects
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Brachytherapy, Erectile function, Incontinence, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Radical prostatectomy, Treatment debate, Urination, tagged Brachytherapy, cancer research, comparison of treatments, Erectile function, Gore et al, Incontinence, Mike Scott, New Prostate Cancer Info-link, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, prostate treatment debate, prostate treatment side effects, prostatectomy, quality of life, Radical prostatectomy, Radiotherapy, surgery, Urination on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 11: NEW PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK: There has still only been one large, prospective, comparative study of the side effects of the major types of first-line treatment for localized prostate cancer, but a new, if smaller, study has now added to our knowledge.
PROSTATE SURVIVAL: Study suggests some vitamin E compounds assist recovery
Posted in PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, PROSTATE RESEARCH, Survival, Vitamin E, tagged alpha-tocopherol, beta-carotene, cancer research, carotenoids, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer progression, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, retinol, tocopherols, URO TODAY, vitamin E compounds on June 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
JUNE 7: URO TODAY: New research into vitamin E compounds suggests that increasing alpha-tocopherol (but not beta-carotene or retinol) levels in prostate cancer patients improves chances of survival.
PROSTATE MUSINGS: How top journo got into hot water with feminists
Posted in AFTER EFFECTS, Prostate blogs, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate cancer recovery, tagged feminists, hot flushes, menopause, New York Times journalist Dana Jennings, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer experiences, prostate cancer treatments, quality of life on June 6, 2009 | 4 Comments »
JUNE 6: PROSTABLOG NZ: Read how a New York Times journalist writing about his prostate cancer experiences got himself (deservedly) into trouible with the feminists (and most women, I should think).
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