Month: June 2024

Imagine it’s 1995. The PSA blood test has recently been deployed for widespread screening. You’re 73 with a mild heart problem. Your doctor suggests you have a PSA test as part of your annual physical. It comes back at 13.5 ng/mL. After a 6 needle TRUS biopsy (yes, a standard sextant biopsy back then meant keep reading

The subject of men’s health covers a vast number of topics, but one single part of a man’s body occupies a large proportion of the field: his penis. If you want an explosion of resources and links, type this question into your search engine: “Why are men obsessed with their penis?” You may be amazed keep reading

“Out of all the stars labeled Box Office Poison by the Independent Theater Owners Association in 1938, Katharine Hepburn is one who maintains a high degree of name recognition today…” This is the opening sentence of a January 2023 article in Hollywood Revue, explaining how the Great Kate was dealt a blow to her reputation—a keep reading

“We got it all and you’ll never have to worry about prostate cancer again.” Those are the sweetest words for patients with prostate cancer (PCa) who decide to have a radical prostatectomy (RP), meaning surgical removal of the entire gland. “Never again” is the hope and the expectation, and most of the time that prediction keep reading

If you were told you have prostate cancer, who gave you the news? Your doctor, right? But that doesn’t mean he or she made the ultimate diagnosis. In fact, your doctor may have suspected you have prostate cancer (PCa) based on your PSA blood test, a DRE (digital rectal exam in which an abnormality was keep reading

Do you know how many decisions you make every day? Hint: it’s a whopping number. According to British psychology professor Eva Krockow, “Whether you’re making breakfast or deciding what to wear in the morning, your brain is making upward of 35,000 decisions each day… By the evening, you’re exhausted, but you can’t quite put your keep reading

When you’re in a hurry to get somewhere, you’re likely to take the path of least resistance, the route you’re most familiar with. It’s easy because you know it well. However, when it comes to knowing whether or not you have prostate cancer (PCa), the most familiar route is not always the best way to keep reading

It’s hard to ignore an advertising pitch backed up by numbers. That’s why people in sales and marketing use statistics. It’s called numerical persuasion, and it can influence your choices and decisions. If you’ve ever heard a toothpaste ad claiming that nine out of ten dentists recommend this brand, you know what I’m talking about. keep reading

Back in 2020, I posted an updated blog on the laboratory studies of potential anti-tumor properties of cannabis (aka marijuana, pot, weed, grass etc.) against prostate cancer (PCa). However, to the best of my knowledge there have been no human clinical trials. Now there’s a step toward connecting marijuana use with PCa occurrence. NOTE: this keep reading

There's a new approach to treating advanced cancers that sounds like a riddle, but it’s no joke. In fact, it’s a serious revolution in medicine that’s rapidly gaining traction. What do you get when you cross cancer therapeutics with diagnostics? Theranostics. keep reading