For those interested in such pedantic things, the following is a list
of meds I received for a DaVinci prostatectomy 3 weeks ago. I think
they are in order, from admission to discharge. Not sure if they are
typical, but it might give an idea of what to expect. BTW...the total

I'm looking for some good quality studies on the long term outcome for
Proton therapy vs traditional RRP. Can someone point me in the right
direction? Thank you.

How long does it usually take to get PSA (free ratio) results back from the
lab. Been waiting for over a week and no news yet?  Thanks. AJ

Private places....
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cancercaregiversrus/
Caring for someone you love who has cancer is a difficult job. Cancer
affects so many people outside of the patient. Whether you are caring for

http://seniorark.com/senior_links_caregiver.htm
For example, Tip #11:  11. WATER We can help the elderly by making sure
they have bottled water, confirming that they can conceptualize 64
ounces, and by helping them understand what is and is not considered

My name is Eugene and I'm a 29 year old male.  Still a virgin (I know
some will frown) and never had any history of sexual diseases.  I do
however have depression linked with anxiety and was treated for it
during the past 3 years. (Currently taking Escitalopram (lexapro) 15mg

Is the following procedure applicable to prostate cancer treatment? I
saw these in youtube, unfortunately the doctor is from Madrid and was
speaking spanish during the procedure. I heard a few words that makes
sense.

Hubby to maybe have another biopsy done.
I need info on how he can tell or what to tell the doc about LESS painful
biopsy.
For the last two years his biopsy's have been very painful to him.  He has

I had the AMS 800 implant a little over a year ago.  After trying for
awhile I gave up on attempting to urinate "normally" and now go into a
stall and drop my pants so I can grab the control device with one hand
while pumping with the other.  When I tried to do that with my fly open

I'm a few months past the two year mark on my surgery and still
incontinent. My surgeon said no improvement was likely and suggested
that I get the sphincter implant. Had the urodynamic test last
Thursday. I'm still having some burning sensation from the cystoscope

I just wanted all of you to know that I have read your responses re the
above and intend to answer all  of your questions/comments asap as well
as to clarify some things.
I just spent a really long time drafting a reply.  As it happened a

Friday, a gal from the arthritis support group
e-mailed an URL which lead me to this.  Of course
it was all stale by Friday (October 6), and the
link was selling a bunch of things so I won't

It's been hinted at and questioned, but this is the first specific
discussion I've run across about it. It's from the highly rated
"Consumer Reports On Health" newsletter, Oct 06.
First, it is thought to lower BP in the same manner as ACE inhibitors,

Most recent studies on the effect of exercise upon PCa have concluded,
as does this study, that there is no observable connection between
exercise and overall PCa risk.  A few previous studies suggested that
there might be a link between exercise and advanced PCa.  This

Compared to many other cancers, anyway.
The FDA recently approved a new colon cancer drug. Here's an excerpt
from its assessment:
"On average, patients taking Vectibix lived 96 days before they died of