Friday, September 28, 2012

Do you know if they have a cancer treatment section for prostate cancer

do you know if they have a cancer treatment section for prostate cancer?
i am being treated with radiation and need to know if i move back to pensacola if the va can continue my treatment, i have about four more weeks of treatment left.
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Yes, prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers, and all large medical centers see and treat large numbers of prostate cancer patients.
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My daughter goes to the VA also, Any and all treatment you have will be continued by the VA where ever you go because they will transfer all your records to Florida. The only thing is, if you ever decided to get treatments outside the VA, they won't pay for it. That's what I hate about the VA. You should be alright, I'm sure the VA doctors in Pensacola are just as good as where you are coming from. Good luck, Hope you feel better soon.
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You donâ€™t mention who â€œtheyâ€� are? If you want to be treated elsewhere make sure your doctors know and set up an appointment with a radiation oncologist in the city you are moving to and have your records sent before you arrive. This way there will be little down time.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

Do any of you women care about all the men who died from prostate cancer last year

Do any of you women care about all the men who died from prostate cancer last year?
Do any of you care or do you only care about other women???
Gender Studies - 8 Answers
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I do care, and I also care about all the people who die from the million and one other things that kill people.
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what kind of question is this, ofcorse people care !
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I care about any illness that cuts the productive life of a human being- however most men die WITH prostate cancer as opposed to FROM it. edit What some people don't understand is actually how to read reports. This is a report on CA -it doesn't list causes of death for say heart disease. infection, etc..... For the majority of men with prostate CA the cause of death is near the regular US averages most often heart disease.
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does anybody care about all the people in Africa dying of poverty? How about those civilians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan? Does anyone care about people living in Vietnam living with deformities caused by the poisoning by USA ... Wel the can go on, do you care ? If so, what did you do to show that you care? Anyways sad topic.
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The hypothetical ones or actual relations?
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its their fault; they didn't want to take the dr's fingers in their bum like a real man
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I don't know if they care. I just know that mainstream feminists and self-proclaimed professors continue to misrepresent the statistics. The MORTALITY rate for prostate cancer is as high as the mortality rate for breast cancer. Now guess which one gets much more research funding? Here's the data that mainstream feminists do not want you to know: http://www.cancer.org/downloads/stt/CFF2008Table_pg44.pdf Edit: What some people that purport to be "professors" and "health care professionals" don't seem to understand is that mortality rate means the rate that the cancer kills. And the above link explicitly shows that prostate cancer kills at the same rate as breast cancer. Is this misreading of the evidence purposeful, or ignorance?
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according to rowdy's info the mortality rate is higher for men in every disease. It's always been that way. men die 10 years before women do. So why are women the weaker sex. doesn't make sense.Do any of you women care about all the men who died from prostate cancer last year?
Do any of you care or do you only care about other women???
Gender Studies - 8 Answers
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I do care, and I also care about all the people who die from the million and one other things that kill people.
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what kind of question is this, ofcorse people care !
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I care about any illness that cuts the productive life of a human being- however most men die WITH prostate cancer as opposed to FROM it. edit What some people don't understand is actually how to read reports. This is a report on CA -it doesn't list causes of death for say heart disease. infection, etc..... For the majority of men with prostate CA the cause of death is near the regular US averages most often heart disease.
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does anybody care about all the people in Africa dying of poverty? How about those civilians killed in Iraq and Afghanistan? Does anyone care about people living in Vietnam living with deformities caused by the poisoning by USA ... Wel the can go on, do you care ? If so, what did you do to show that you care? Anyways sad topic.
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The hypothetical ones or actual relations?
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its their fault; they didn't want to take the dr's fingers in their bum like a real man
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I don't know if they care. I just know that mainstream feminists and self-proclaimed professors continue to misrepresent the statistics. The MORTALITY rate for prostate cancer is as high as the mortality rate for breast cancer. Now guess which one gets much more research funding? Here's the data that mainstream feminists do not want you to know: http://www.cancer.org/downloads/stt/CFF2008Table_pg44.pdf Edit: What some people that purport to be "professors" and "health care professionals" don't seem to understand is that mortality rate means the rate that the cancer kills. And the above link explicitly shows that prostate cancer kills at the same rate as breast cancer. Is this misreading of the evidence purposeful, or ignorance?
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according to rowdy's info the mortality rate is higher for men in every disease. It's always been that way. men die 10 years before women do. So why are women the weaker sex. doesn't make sense.

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

My brother-in-law found out he has stage 2 prostate cancer can you help me with this

My brother-in-law found out he has stage 2 prostate cancer can you help me with this?
They do not know if it has spread yet to other organs. that makes all the difference in the world to his treatment and to his prognosis. If they had taken 16 samples in the biopsy and 5 came out positive wouldnt that be a sign that it has not spread?
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Well, it depends on where those biopsies were taken from. Were they lymph node biopsies? If they were lymph node biopsies than this doesn't mean its spread necessarily, or if it has spread it doesn't mean it has reached other organs. My cervical cancer had spread into lymph nodes and the cancer had traveled through my lymph nodes up to the lymph nodes in my para-aortic trunk, that is just above the belly button. 20% of people with para-aortic lymph node involvement (when metastases starts in an area in the pelvis) have cancer spread to other organs or bones. I am very lucky that this was not the case because once its into the bone your survival goes down to nothing. Once it spreads to other organs your chances go down dramatically also. I know that this is really stressful for your brother in law and your family I'm sure, but it's part of the cancer staging process. It all takes so much time when you're talking life and death. I don't think docs realize that they're finding out info which means a persons life is in their hands and their future. I am really frustrated that I have a PET scan on Mar 9 even though I could have it right now but they didn't have any open appointments, then once I get the scan Mar 9, I have to wait 10 days before my doc is available to go over the results with me. The PET scan results will tell me if the suspicious area on my last PET scan looks that way still, and if it does that means that I will need to go into the OR for biopsies and if it comes back as cancer I will need a big surgery (not sure which yet but probably radical hysterectomy) to get rid of the residual cancer. They talk to me about it like they're telling me I have the flu or something. Its like they become desensitized to the fact that this is my life in their hands. I am only 28 as of a couple weeks ago and I do not want to have a hysterectomy, it sounds very traumatizing mentally and physically especially since I just had months of chemo and radiation. Anyways I know its tough and I completely understand how you are all feeling, I went through the same situation in the beginning. I had to wait 5 weeks from the time I found out I had cancer to get an appt with the oncologist who told me what stage it was and what the treatment plan was. I think I had a nervous breakdown during that time, my mind shut down and a lot of that time is a big blur. I guess mentally my body just couldn't handle that news and traumatizing wait. You just have to think positive. Also my great medicaid social worker told me something that always helps me when I get upset... "When you worry and stress you release bad hormones into your body that help the cancer to grow." Ever since that statement, I try my hardest to block out my worry and stress because I don't want to help cancer grow. If I can't control my worry, I take a .50 mg. xanax to calm my nerves a little. Best wishes and I hope he will be OK. You have to have hope no matter what the results.
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That is a question for the doctor. I do know that all my biopsy results were positive but the cancer had not spread. I was treated with radiation and chemo and as of two days ago I am still cancer free. It has now been over ten years since I had the treatment. E-mail me if you want to talk more.
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Visit :http://www.cancer-n-cure.blogspot.com If you want to study cancer

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Prostate cancer among men is about as common as breast cancer among women

Prostate cancer among men is about as common as breast cancer among women?
True, or False?
Cancer - 3 Answers
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I think breast cancer tops it. Why else would they have all these charities for breast cancer. I don't think I've ever heard of a Walk for Prostate Cancer. Besides, men can reduce the risk of prostate cancer by being more sexually active. Oh yeah my answer is F.
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false. It is more common. 90% of the males will develope prostate problems by the age of 80. The good thing about prostate cancer is that it is slow growing. you can have it for years and not be aware of it. Even after it is diagnosed the treatment is rarely immediate. It was several months with no spreading between the time I was initially diagnosed and surgery took place. 5 months to be exact.
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False! 1 in 6 men will develop Prostate Cancer which needs some kind of intervention. If a Man lives long enogh there is a 100% surety he will have Prostate cancer! Yeah, so why all the talk about Breast cancer over Prostate Cancer. Interesting, huh?!

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Is prostate cancer worse then breast cancer?? Why doesn't prostate cancer have more awareness

Is prostate cancer worse then breast cancer?? Why doesn't prostate cancer have more awareness?
Which one is worse and why doesn't prostate cancer receive more awareness??
Cancer - 5 Answers
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one word: feminism *cough*
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Both cancers are usually successfully treated if caught early; however, both can be deadly if detection is caught too late. Breast cancer is the number one killer for women and one in eight get it. Prostate cancer kills men but not as many as it does women. In general a man needs a colonoscopy at age 50, probably sooner if there is any evidence of that type of cancer in his family history. Breast cancer is usually the cancer women get in their 40's or 50's. But I know if it were me I would do self examinations at 25 to be safe. I had a colonoscopy at 50 and will get one every ten years. The only bad thing about getting one is what you need to drink before it, otherwise it is ok. My wife just battled breast cancer and she needs to get a colonoscopy every five years. It is our bodies that get cancer, so each sex needs to protect themselves accordingly. So do your checks and get your examinations. Every dollar raised for cancer awareness is a dollar spent to fight cancer in general so I don't care to which cancer gets the money, getting one cured could help cure the others.
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They both can be deadly, but from what I've heard prostate cancer in most cases progresses very slowly and usually affects elderly men. My grandpa had it, and his doctors told him not to bother with treatment because chances are something else would kill him first (they were right). I've met quite a few women in their 40s with breast cancer that required a lot of scary treatments.
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They're both cancer, but I think breast cancer is far more worse than prostrate. Dad had prostrate, but he didn't die from it, he was almost 98. Mom was diagnosed at 90, died 3 months before her next b-day, but she suffered for 3 months more than my dad. Dad at least died peacefully in his sleep.
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Regardless of which one is 'worse', I can tell you why breast cancer is higher profile - sheer hard work. People who campaign around illnesses are usually concerned with the illness that's affected them or their family. I know a couple who have a cild with a very rare life threatening condition (not a cancer). Much of their time is now taken up with campaigning around this condition - for more research, more education, more awareness etc Similarly, breast cancer awareness campaigns and BC Awareness Month were started by ordinary women, many of them with breast cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). There are, as I said, other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc, - but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has. Any group of people can start such an awareness campaign for any illness.

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Saturday, September 8, 2012

What is the confirmatory test for prostate cancer

What is the confirmatory test for prostate cancer?

Cancer - 4 Answers
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I believe they do a blood test to look for PSA levels.
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after a psa blood test they will do a biopsy.
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Beth had the correct answer. Just some clarification. Only a biopsy can give a definitive answer for ALL cancers. That way, they have a sample of the questioned tissue. This of course assumes they collected the questionable tissue. Biopsies have been known to miss the cancerous portion when collecting a sample. As for the prostate specific antigen (PSA), it is a good (non-invasive) preliminary test. The levels tend to be inflated with prostate cancer and some other prostate ailments (inflammation can do it). This is NOT always the case. An elevated PSA is for the average man. It may be normal for some males.
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You should be having a PSA test and a DRE as part of your regular exam. Any irregularity should get you a referral to a urologist. The first thing he's likely to do is to run a confirmatory PSA test. He will then do an ultrasound exam. If warranted, he will then do a biopsy. A positive biopsy is confirmatory. But a negative one simply means they can't be sure, and all the test may be redone after a few months.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Is there any connection to a vesectimy and prostate cancer

Is there any connection to a vesectimy and prostate cancer?

Men's Health - 2 Answers
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Since a Vasectomy is the cutting of the Vas Derferns and prostate cancer is a malignacy of the prostate these to things are not even related as they are two different pieces of anatomy in the scrotum.
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Vasectomy to prostate cancer? well, it depends on the situation. Just search on the web to find out any additional info.

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Saturday, September 1, 2012

I've heard smoking can contribute to prostate cancer

I've heard smoking can contribute to prostate cancer?
Can smoking marijuana be just as dangerous for this, or is it jus tobacco?
Cancer - 2 Answers
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Smoking does not appear to be one of the major risk factors for prostate cancer: http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/guide/prostate-cancer-risk-factors However, it IS the major risk factor for lung cancer, which kills more people than prostate cancer. (And marijuana is bad for your lungs, too.)
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Marijuana use has never been linked to one single case of any form of cancer, including lung cancer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/25/AR2006052501729_pf.html

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