My wife told me about the Today Show on NBC covering prostate cancer
in their health segment.  They even mentioned Secretary of State Colin
Powell having a RRP yesterday.  Seems it was localized. (General, sir,
if you see this good health and a speedy recovery to you.) I tried

  I just heard a new radio spot for this joker. He recently got canned for
the George Harrision fiasco. Apparently a brand new group of radiation
specialists, dealing with any and all types of cancer. Anyone up on this
guy?

This article might be of interest
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/health/0604/08prostate.html
Age - 69
8/12/02 - PSA 3.7

Anyone fluent and knowledgeable available for a wife? If you're male but
fit the other criteria, I suppose you could pretend - just to get
information and share information which might be helpful to her and her
husband.

I'm a new diagnosee.  
Age           57
PSA         12.3
Gleason    6 (3+3)

Seven weeks ago my father had a robotic rad. prost.   PSA 11.1, Gleason 3+3,
age 67.  Thankfully doc. said everything looked very clean below with the
cancer confined to the prostate gland.
-So far no incontinence. Has control but gets to go to the toilet 4 times a

Just wanted to let the group know that despite my crackpot meditation
ideas I am getting regualar treatment.
Ben
Nov. 17 2003 DRA not enlarged @ 65(Family Doctor)

I did a google search and unsurprisingly there's lots of material there on this
subject (mostly from this ng of course) but I would like to elicit opinions,
from those willing to offer, on the best course for me.   I'm in the uk where it
seems to me we don't, yet anyway, have the ...

Folks, Betty Palmer, the wife of our good friend Curtis Palmer is
undergoing a heart catheterization at this moment.  She is quite ill
so let's take a moment to offer our prayers for her recovery.  
Chuck Harris

   I am 56, soon 57 (send money, not cards) and ten months post RRP.  For
months I was going through 4-5 pads per day, and then it slowed to 1-2 per
day.  At the time I wondered about the possible relationship between the
Prozac that my family doctor put me on, at the wife's ...

G'day Gents
I am posting this because its the typeof story I wanted to read during my
first few
days, weeks, months, years after RP surgery for prostate cancer. I was

Results from my first post-op (11 weeks) PSA test yesterday show < 0.01,
great news.
Next step is to stop the leaking.  Down to 3 pads a day (morning,
afternoon, evening/night), manageable but looking forward to not having

i notice a difference in bowel behaviour after rrp.
Even 5 months after rrp.
I need to go more often than before rrp.
There is pain if I do not go when I feel the urge. or

Thanks to all who responded. There are almost 35000 entrries in google.
I looked at a few. They appear to be divided in to two opposing camps.
Those who sell flaxseed oil and promote it. And medical researchers whose
research seems to indicate that flaxseed oil promotes the growth ...

I am needing some information regarding the irritation related to
EBRT.  I just completed my twenty fifth 'wide field' treatment Friday
and will begin the 'focused field' on Tuesday.  Just now the rectal
irritation they said would manifest has.  Ouch!  I'm more than happy