Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (pcaw.org) has compiled newsbytes on the prostate. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month is September, and Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, the period set aside for free or low-cost screenings, runs September 13-19, 2004. Information about the Prostate is added weekly. Disclaimer
Castration
Alternative Works Well, Spares Libido
Herbs Take a Whack at Prostate Cancer: Men
with fewest options seem to benefit most
Mayors Launch Coalition for
Prostate Cancer Awareness and Education
The Coalition was started thanks to the efforts of Denver Mayor
Wellington E. Webb. For more information, contact Richard C. Johnson,
Director of USCM Health Programs, 1620 Eye Street, NW, 3rd floor,
Washington, DC 20006 or 202.861.6753 or rjohnson@usmayors.org
Prostate Cancer Climb - January,
2001
Nine climbers and 12 trekkers will scale the mountain. All of them have been personally touched by prostate cancer. A few are prostate cancer survivors. Many have close friends or relatives in treatment for the disease. Several have lost loved ones to prostate cancer. All of them are "amateur" climbers - and are spending this year getting ready for this physically taxing challenge. The climb will take almost three weeks, and will be professionally led by SUMMITS Adventure Travel, a premier leader in the climbing industry.
The Prostate Cancer Climb is the inspiration of Dr. Terry Weyman, who lost his father to prostate cancer 10 years ago. The project is primarily a volunteer effort, and is affiliated with the Prostate Cancer Research Institute in order to provide the structure, accountability and recommendations on allocation of funding necessary for success.
Each climber will raise money to cover their individual costs for the climb, approximately $5,000 each. They will also solicit pledges for the "Prostate Cancer Climb" fund. Corporate, community and individual pledges are also being solicited to help reach our goal of raising $1,000,000 to help fight prostate cancer.
This is a low-overhead project, with the primary goal being to
raise $1 million to benefit prostate cancer research and public
education. The overall budget of the Prostate Cancer Climb is $1.3
million. It will take approximately $300,000 to produce the climb
(inclusive of climbers' costs) and the remaining $1 million is the
amount that will be donated to research and education about prostate
cancer. www.prostatecancerclimb.com/
NFL Support Breast Cancer Research
and then clicks on "NFL For Her". They will donate up to $50,000 to
the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. (Editor: We
appplaud this act by the NFL but sure wish they cared that much about
the equal number of men who will die this year because there is no
cure and very little funding of research regarding prostate cancer.)
Learn
MoreMale Character: "The normal prostate is the size of an apple seed."
Male actor: "However, left unchecked, cancer can cause it to grow to the size of a peach pit."
This material offensive and insulting to men in general and prostate cancer sufferers in particular? The most galling thing about this is that the show thinks they are being edgy and offbeat by offering this kind of humor. Can you imagine the reaction if they had made similar jokes about breast cancer or AIDS? There would be no need for this email because the show would be off the air by now. Hal McCown
If you want to express your displeasure, www.wb.com/pages/help/help_feedback.jsp
Prostate Cancer - What the choices are and
how they can affect your life
Urine Test Might Detect Prostate
Cancer
Are
Men With Vasectomies At Greater Risk For Prostate Cancer?
Dr. Dean: It's funny that you're doing the research and he's not.
Ellen: Well, he asked me to.
Dr. Dean: Ah-ha, chicken. I can definitively say to you that vasectomies do not cause prostate cancer. He should have no fear whatsoever about that. But at one point there was research that suggested a connection.
A couple of studies did find that men with vasectomies had more prostate cancer. Of course, the National Cancer Institute was very interested in these studies, but once news goes into a database on the Internet, it can stay there forever.
Our Web site is huge. The last time I checked we had 40,000 pages, because we want to share information with you. However, keeping material updated can be a challenge.
With further searching, I think you will find that subsequent studies indicate that "detection bias" skewed the earlier reports. Here is how detection bias works.
A man getting a vasectomy will see a urologist. As part of the pre-vasectomy physical, the urologist is going to put his finger where the sun don't shine and examine the patient's prostate. Therefore, prostate cancer is going to be detected more often in men getting vasectomies than in other men. Thus, it appears that men getting vasectomies have more prostate cancer.
There is some research, that is still inconclusive, indicating that primates (monkeys) with vasectomies, may have higher cholesterol levels and greater risk factors for heart disease.
We have NOT found vasectomies to increase heart attacks in humans. Nevertheless, because primates are so close to us, the question, however minimal, lingers.
The question wouldn't stop me from having a vasectomy if I needed one. When I did need one, I didn't do it; and that's why I've got so many kids. And, of course, I'm glad I did.
I tell you in all honesty, Ellen, that when a couple wants
permanent birth control, a vasectomy for a man is a much smarter way
to go than for the woman to have a tubal ligation. So, I congratulate
him. www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?id=12091
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