Breast cancer screening recommendations

... relations machinery of the American Cancer Society, the American College of...screening, not just for breast cancer, but for all manner of...almost as controversial screening for prostate cancer via PSA, which they...have an agenda on breast cancer because of the intense politicization...The facts are these: breast cancer is probably not a single...could find a breast cancer (most prostate cancers are like this...

I drew something

I drew a kid. Here is the drawing of him: Also I'm totally still raising money for prostate cancer! The moustache has not left my face, as my very current LJ pic will prove. Anything helps and I'd be very proud to have raised 100 bucks or more towards the cause. Click right on these words to donate!

My grandpa is 90 years old and can barely walk. He's had several open heart surgeries, a pacemaker put in, prostate cancer removed, his gallbladder removed, and he's just overall in a weak state. For Thanksgiving, his sister wants our family (grandpa included) to drive up to her house, which is 4 hours away. Personally, I ...

IN THIS THREAD: WE PEER INTO THE FUTURE

...'s previous recommendations regarding routine prostate exams from recommending that American ...American men be screened for prostate cancer every five years starting...leave the matter of testicular cancer screens to licensed, government- sponsored...claims filed by physicians for prostate exams. Sebilius cited a 2009...doctor appointments for potential testicular cancer were scheduled erroneously because a...

Chris actually looks pretty good with the 'stache too...

So, it seems Chris is growing a mustache for charity ! They tweeted about it this afternoon. According to the website, it "is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer."

NPR reports the truth about health care!

...man on the benefits and risks of getting a PSA screening (a common test for prostate cancer). Merenstein told his patient that he thought the risks outweighed the benefits: False positives ...harmful. The man declined the test. The man was later diagnosed with a fatal prostate cancer, a kind that early detection probably would not have helped. He nevertheless sued Merenstein...

Separated by a common language

...so would be the "magic bullet" cancer cures that were currently being ...that it would extend the life of liver cancer sufferers significantly. Liver ... it had been breast cancer, or prostate cancer, I reckon the ... drugs that will help other cancer sufferers survive --- well, like I ... physicals, an early stage of cancer would be far more likely ... be handed over to liver cancer sufferers, or should it be ...

Making The Most Of The British Weather

...there has been much hype in the media about the risk of skin cancer from too much sun but according to researchers at the US Department of... against internal cancers such as those of the breast, lung, colon and prostate - these are notoriously more difficult to detect and treat than the small chance you have of contracting skin cancer. Proper protection is all that is needed - this does not involve ...

Haegl and Working

... knife this Monday because of prostate problems.  Evidently, he has an enlarged prostate which has enlarged other parts of his anatomy painfully,... their patients ;-)  Anyway, if his prostate gets smaller after the neuter,... know he had an enlarged prostate and the neuter did the trick.  Otherwise, it might be cancer, and we don't want ... Burrs in Hunting Dogs  and Cancer Options for Dogs . Yeah, not ...

Personal experience/opinions with ferret surgery, Melatonin implant

.... Last October I lost my baby, Riley, within minutes after a surgery to remove a large cyst from his prostate. In June, my mom had my dog, Cocoa, put to sleep while I was at school. Eddie, whom I... in the aspirate, but he did find what he thinks are abnormal cells that could be an indication of cancer. Clearly, the only option is to remove the mass and have it biopsied. I'm a little hesitant to do...