Your doctor will also do a complete physical examination, with special attention paid to the lymph nodes (in the neck, under the arms, et cetera), skin, lungs, breasts, genitals, and prostate (in men). Suspicious growths that may be potential tumors are often removed (using and excisional...
Generally speaking, the higher your Gleason score, the more aggressive the cancer. That means it’s more likely to grow and spread to other parts of your body. Doctors use this information, along with the stage of the cancer, to choose the best treatment for you. Staging Prostate Cancer Wh...
Even if you’re used to anal play, there are additional steps which are advisable for prostate play, so be sure to give this a thorough read.Cleaning your bottomPoo comes out of your bottom, as you probably know. Do you know what’s a turn-off for the vast majority of people? Poo....
Inflammation may play a role in the mechanism of postoperative delirium (POD), a severe complication among older postoperative patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors of POD in postoperative patients with hip fracture, esp
Decide how often you’ll need future prostate screenings Prostate Cancer Screening Before a Biopsy The PSA blood test is used to screen for prostate cancer. High levels (between 4.0 to 10.0 ng/mL) of prostate-specific antigen, a substance made by the prostate, in the blood is a strong ind...
Due to conventional guidelines, most primary care doctors simply test one’s TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and T4 levels (the amount of the T4 thyroid hormone circulating in your blood), to screen for hypothyroidism. However, these tests are not always interpreted correctly, don’t differentia...
"I tell them that doctors don't always tell them [about the trials]. The unwritten secret is doctors lose your business if you go somewhere else. They will give you their honest opinion, though, if you ask." People interested in participating in clinical trials can certainly consult ...
Talk to people in your area who are getting treatment or have been treated for the type of cancer you have: Do you know anyone who has had a good experience with a specific oncologist? Has anyone had a negative experience that might make you reconsider seeing that oncologist?
we’ve been able to screen you one cancer type at a time. We can do breast cancer, separately from colon cancer, separately from cervical cancer, etc. Now we have these new technologies that allow us to simultaneously screen for multiple cancers. This helps us really think about risk differ...
For cancer patients, doctors can make a preliminary judgment by referring to tumor markers on how to treat and whether the tumor has recurrence and metastasis. The increase of tumor markers does not mean 100% cancer! First, the result of tumor markers is generally not "zero": ...