Month: December 2023

Question: What do you get when you cross prostate cancer doctors (urologists) with cancer doctors (oncologists)? Answer: You get the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO). Its organization and bylaws had been established in May, 1984 but the founding officers who were elected did not begin their terms until 1985. As described in its history, some keep reading

It is universally understood that the radical prostatectomy (RP) patient who has immediate return to baseline erectile function is a very rare case. The need to wear a catheter for several days to 2 weeks is itself a deterrent to having an erection. Even men who undergo nerve sparing robot-assisted laparascopic RP can expect a best-case scenario of... keep reading

A recent study found that 49% of men are not knowledgeable about prostate cancer (PCa). That’s not surprising for guys below age 50, since prostate problems like PCa or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) don’t occur very often among younger men. However, since 1 out of 8 men will get PCa, and at least 50% of keep reading

Did you ever play “Guess How Many Jellybeans in This Jar”? Here’s a guessing game that affects every person: If you live to age 70, guess how many heartbeats you’ve had since you were born. Want to estimate? Is it: a) 13.8 million times b) 247 million times c) 2.5 billion times d) More than keep reading