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Prostate cancer and the PSA test; why are they still screening and treating this “what if” disease?

Posted on by bill
Prostate cancer and the PSA test; why are they still screening and treating this “what if” disease? A few years ago, doctors were being told that the PSA test for prostate cancer was highly inaccurate, especially in older men was usually unnecessary.  Treatment led to incontinence and sexual dysfunction when treated with radiation and surgery.  The worst part of this is that researchers have known for years that these tumors are usually slow-growing and are unlikely to be what is the cause of death in an older man. Unfortunately, we have conditioned the public to make irrational decisions when we use Read More »

If you have prostate cancer or was told you had a high PSA, you may want to read this.

Posted on by bill
If you have prostate cancer or was told you had a high PSA, you may want to read this. Years ago my dad had radiation for prostate cancer. They never told him that 20 years later, he would lose control of his bowels. Others lose the ability to have sex or are incontinent. Most of the data now suggests especially in older men, the PSA is useless, yet doctors continue to have many men worry about prostate cancer as something that can be life threatening. Here is a point of view you may not have heard, from someone who was Read More »