FUNDAMENTALLY, THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF PROSTATE CANCER * the LESS COMMON high-risk prostate cancer which DEMANDS TREATMENT and receives all of the prostate cancer PUBLICITY and concerns about SURVIVORSHIP * the VERY COMMON Gleason 6 (3+3) prostate “cancer” which poses NO HEALTH RISK and which usually needs NO TREATMENT whether focal treatment or total […]
Archives for September 2013
Made Sick from Prostate Cancer Awareness and Screening
Worthwhile screening programs accomplish several fundamental goals * identify significant numbers of relevant occult cancers * save significant numbers of lives when treated * treatment can be completed with acceptable incidence of complications * screening methods are cost effective Prostate cancer screening achieves NONE of these goals > September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and […]