Tag: prostate cancer

I recently posted a blog on the relationship between prostate inflammation (specifically, prostatitis) and prostate cancer. I opened with the question, “Is there a connection between prostatitis and prostate cancer (PCa)?” We still don’t have a conclusive answer, but experts do recommend that men with the uncomfortable or even painful condition called prostatitis be informed keep reading

When it comes to prostate cancer, your body comes equipped with a kind of check engine light. It’s your PSA blood test. If it comes back abnormally high or rising, it’s a physical uh-oh. Like a check engine light, it doesn’t tell you exactly what the problem is. A doctor’s next step might well be a conventional 12+ core, with its risks of inaccuracy and side effects. What if there were a simpler way to assemble and evaluate vital information in a single step, such as a blood draw? keep reading

If you want your home to outsmart your neighbor’s, you can count on robotics to make you the leader on the block. Today’s smart home is equipped with robots that are trusted to mop floors, wash windows, tutor your tots, and even become your canine best friend! [Note: links to products are intended only as keep reading

The blog below promoted the benefits of a whole foods plant-based diet. However, there are meat lovers who like the wellness theory of eating plants but are conflicted about giving up beef, poultry, lamb, game, or seafood. Plant-based meat analogues (PBMAs) seem to be a happy solution, offering the taste and texture of flesh yet the advantages of vegetation. Not so fast! keep reading

In the world of prostate cancer (PCa), there is a trend toward holistic care that aims to treat the whole person. It is creating a multimodality “cocktail” of healing resources for body, mind and spirit. This isn’t just some kind of pop psychology jargon. There is biological proof that combining both tangible and intangible modalities can alter prostate cancer itself. For instance... keep reading

As promised, the analyzed results of the MEAL study (2011-15) described below were finally published by JAMA in January, 2020.iIf the authors were hoping to show that increasing vegetable intake could slow progression of prostate cancer (PCa) among patients on Active Surveillance, they must have been... keep reading

Many symptoms, diseases or injuries are so clear-cut that diagnosing them is a no brainer. The body’s problem gives clear information and no guesswork is involved. Whether it’s a painful shingles rash, a rapidly swelling sprained ankle, or sudden crushing chest pain, a visit to your doctor or Emergency Department results in a rapid assessment, keep reading

Good detective stories may have crossed your early path in life. Perhaps you read vintage classics like the classic Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books, or more recently Nate the Great and Encyclopedia Brown. If you got hooked, you advanced to classic tales about Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and others. Our TVs brought Sgt. Columbo keep reading

I was alarmed by a recent article about patients who feel like their doctors ignore or dismiss their symptoms or problems. Not only would this be frustrating—even infuriating—in some cases the patients come away wondering if they’re crazy. If so, it’s called medical gaslighting, a term that traced to a dark 1938 stage play (and keep reading

Comedians sometimes become identified by a catchphrase, like Rodney Dangerfield’s “No respect.” According to him, it’s the story of his life—and it became the unforgettable story of his stand-up routines. Just as Dangerfield was tagged with those two words, the late Joan Rivers will be remembered for her 3- word question “Can we talk?” According keep reading