Posts belonging to Category Prostate'
Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on February 19, 2010
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Any oncologist will tell you that while the PSA (prostate specific antigen test) is meaningless and often fatally misleading, it is the only available test for monitoring prostate cancer risk and prognosis and so…. we use it!
Patients at the Weeks Clinic are urged to consider the following tests and not just “settle [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on February 2, 2010
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Why not?
Stay Active to Reduce Your Risk of Prostate Cancer
Can an active lifestyle protect a man from prostate cancer? Research reported in the journal Cancer Causes and Control (Volume 19, page 107) suggests that it might …
Much effort has been devoted to searching for lifestyle or environmental factors that might serve as [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on October 6, 2009
Dr. Weeks Clinic: This blood test is worth doing BEFORE you get needle biopsy. Ask your doctor about this test.
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Test for Prostate Cancer in the Works
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Study Shows New Blood Test More Accurate Than PSA Test
By Charlene Laino
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 14, 2008 (San Francisco) — A new [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on September 25, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Cancer is universally feared and often overtreated. Prostate cancer in particularrequires a sober assessment of risks and benefits before debilitating treatment is offered.
Two-Thirds Of Prostate Cancer Patients Do Not Need Treatment, Study Reveals
ScienceDaily (Sep. 24, 2009) — Research at the University of Liverpool involving more than 500 prostate cancer patients has revealed [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on September 23, 2009
Dr. Weeks Comment: Of course, the hormones described here are NOT bio-identical (i.e. safe) hormones, they are synthetic (selectively toxic) hormones. We recommend only bio-identical safe hormones. Note this cool fact: lowering testosterone INCREASES heart attack risk!
Prostate Cancer Patients On Hormone Therapy At Increased Risk For Various Heart Diseases
ScienceDaily (Sep. 23, 2009) — New research [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on September 21, 2009
Dr. Weeks’ Comment: Cancer is very common in peope over 50 – even if it is not diagnosed. In autopsies of people dying from non-cancer causes (auto-accidents etc.) cancer is typically discovered in more than one organ system despite the deceased having been healthy, happy and having no symptoms of cancer. So what is cancer [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on July 31, 2009
Dr. Weeks Comment: For years, many of us who practice corrective medicine have maintained the minority opinion that prescribing bio-identical testosterone is not dangerous for men at risk for prostate cancer. This article from the current issue of Clinical Geriatrics proves us correct. (Hint: it is the estrogen-receptive cells in the stromal layer of the [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on January 19, 2009
PSA – A Barometer to Prostate Health or a License to Biopsy?
by: Dr. Ronald E. Wheeler, M.D.
see http://www.peenuts.com/learning_center_psa.html
Prostate Cancer is the most common malignancy among men and the second leading cause of death. It is estimated that 1 in every 5 to 6 men will get Prostate Cancer in their lifetime. Statistically, if men live [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on January 19, 2009
Prostate Biopsies Spread Prostate Cancer Cells
written by Dr. Ronald Wheeler at The Diagnostic Center for Disease™ in Sarasota, Florida see http://www.peenuts.com/learning_center_biopsy.html
The Diagnostic Center for Disease™ in Sarasota, Florida, identifies a previously underestimated risk that routine prostate biopsy performed to evaluate for prostate cancer spreads cancer cells and may be the reason that men have a [...]
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Posted by Brad Weeks, MD on July 3, 2008
You may have heard of a prescription drug that can put a damper on your sex life. But did you know that there are at least 131 drugs currently on the market that are known to cause sexual dysfunction?
Yet when faced with sexual dysfunction, many people using these drugs turn to additional drugs instead of [...]
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