I had read about how da Vinci robotic surgery was supposed to be “minimally invasive.” What exactly does that mean? I guess it means less cutting, less blood loss, less trauma to the body and faster recovery time. Was the advertising legit? Stay tuned, and I'll tell...
I had prostate cancer and chose to have it treated with surgery using the da Vinci® robotic surgical system. Did it hurt? Stay tuned, and I’ll tell you all about it. I am an average guy without an agenda, so I’ll give you the straight info. Before I answer the...
I had prostate cancer – it runs in my family going back at least 4 generations that I know of. So for quite a long time, I had been more than casually interested in developments and scientific advances in the testing, diagnosing, and treatment of the disease. Any...
You've probably heard the buzz about how prostate cancer is being over-diagnosed and over-treated. The strategy, as I – a non-medical person - understand it, is that many cases of prostate cancer are the so-called slow growing kind. So rather than seeking...
I don’t know about you, but my ears perk up when I hear about the things you’re supposed to do to prevent cancer – like "get your antioxidants," drink green tea, eat tomatoes (lycopene) – to name just a few. Well I did eat (and drink) all that stuff and still got...
I chose prostate surgery to treat my case of prostate cancer. You and your doctor may choose a different method. This is not medical advice. When they wheeled me into the operating room, I had no idea that I would be receiving some "unadvertised" benefits. Yes,...
I was reading the book, Steve Jobs, by Walter Isaacson, and came across what is nothing less than a startling series of events that eventually led to Steve Jobs' untimely and way-too-early death at the age of 56 in 2011. The story goes that in 2003, Steve was having a...
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