i have the usual knowledge of breast cancer and we know how breast
cancer is to women as prostate cancer is to men.  the treatments
parallel both - which is why the questions that i have.
she admits it's been over 4 years since her last mammogram, so that

I thought MY PSA had gotten out of hand, until I saw some of the PSAs -- and
their impacts -- here. Mine got out of hand because I trusted my idiot
primary care provider too much and didn't watch out for myself even though I
read incessantly about health and fitness; I should ...

David,
I had both of these surgeries done at the same time in Jan. of 2003. They
were both covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield. It took some time getting
used to both of them but now I am glad that I did it.

I received the current Mayo Clinic online newsletter, (it's free) and
read the feature on PCa.  It's long and covers just about everything
you could possibly think of as well as some excellent close up
drawings.

[NOTE: Tables and Graphics omitted]
Robotic Prostatectomy -- A Review
Assaad El-Hakim, MD, ARCS(C); Ashutosh Tewari, MD, MCh
Objective: To review the current medical literature on robotic

since we have talked about security of our own computers at home, i
happened to receive this email from my navy newsgroup and wanted to pass
along how vast this ID theft problem is.
hope this information helps.

The CT and Bone Scan done yesterday, the bone scan seems even better than last
time.  The stuff is clearing out of my bones... ???
First infusion of the new series today- I'm wearing the adriamycin pump now.
Taxol tomorrow.   It will be some weeks before I learn if it is driving ...

we, at the newsgroup, have talked about what foods, vitamins, and
alternative methods used in the prevention of pca.  i found this report
interesting in the fact that they are acknowledging more on facts and
how it affects the incidence of prostate cancer.  

Had my appointment with Oncologist.  Options under consideration are EBR and
maybe Seeds.  Given my turp, the seeds apparently may not be the best way to
go.
My Gleason is 7.  Perineural invasion seen as well, however the

  Just starting to think about the implant option and have a couple
questions.  
  First, does anyone know if a person can have a penile implant and
an artificial sphincter?  For some reason I thought that I had read

"I can teach anyone how to get what they want out of life.
The problem is I can't find anybody who can tell me what they want." -- Mark Twain "Today people in America can become whatever they want. Trouble is most don't know what they want." -- Earl Nightingale What do you want? ...

Would anyone care to comment on experience with Ditropan (oxybutynin chloride).
My Uro has suggested that I take it and I just wondered about other
peoples'experinces.
Thanks

As most of you know, my whole family is screwed up in one way or the other
(aside from my near perfect grandson).  My BIL was thought to have Lymphoma,
then the biopsy proved negative, then he had another problem and another
lymphectomy and it too was biopsied and negative.  Well, ...

I was diagnosed with PCa, by biopsy, about a month ago (65 years old,
PSA 4.1 ((after 3.1)), T1c, Gleason 3+4=7, 4 of 14 samples positive,
prostate size 85 ml, apparent location of the cancer well within the
prostate). Since then I've "lurked" in this newsgroup and I am very

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