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Top 10 Celebrity Cancer Survivors
July 6, 2010
Many celebrities have publically battled cancer and won. Whether it’s Christina Applegate, Kylie Minogue, or Lance Armstrong, we can look to these cancer warriors for hope and inspiration. Here’s our Top 10 list for celebrities who have battled a urologic form of cancer and survived.
1. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong has seven consecutive Tour de France wins (1999 to 2005) under his belt. That’s a tremendous accomplishment in itself. But when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that…
Prostate Cancer's Aftermath: Erectile Dysfunction and Other Side Effects, Part 2
July 2, 2010
Today's post is part two of my interview with Victoria Hallerman, author of How We Survived Prostate Cancer: What We Did and What We Should Have Done. Hallerman shares her intimate story about her husband, Dean's, recovery from prostate cancer surgery and the effects surgery had on their sex life. To read part one of our interview, click here.
Denene Brox: What did you and your husband learn about impotence through your experience as a couple dealing with prostate…
Prostate Cancer's Aftermath: Erectile Dysfunction and Other Side Effects, Part 1
June 29, 2010
Victoria Hallerman knows all too well the effects that prostate cancer treatments can have on a relationship – both emotionally and intimately. Her book, How We Survived Prostate Cancer: What We Did and What We Should Have Done, is part memoir and part guidebook for other couples facing the journey through prostate cancer treatment and recovery. Victoria’s husband, Dean, was diagnosed with prostate cancer after the couple had been married 33 years. Her book is described as an “unflinchingly honest…
Yo-Yo Dieting Linked to Kidney Cancer
June 25, 2010
There are too many diet programs out there to name them all. There’s no-carb diets, fruit diets, fasting diets, and the list goes on. While the methods for losing weight may vary, all of these diet programs have one thing in common – they all promise to be the answer to the battle of the bulge. And while consumers keep shelling out more than $50 billion annually on diet products and programs (yes, that's billion with a B) – it…
Could Your Past Sex Life Link You to Prostate Cancer?
June 22, 2010
What can your past sexual history tell you about your chances of developing prostate cancer? Researchers in the UK say it can reveal a lot. A 2009 study says that men who had more sex and more sexual partners in their 20s were more likely to get prostate cancer later in life. But don’t give up sex so fast, some experts think the results of this study are too premature as a basis for lifestyle changes. Here’s what the…
New Study Shows Link Between Diabetes and Bladder Cancer
June 18, 2010
The American Cancer Society and the American Diabetes Association released research this week about the links between diabetes and cancer. Essentially, the report states that Type 2 diabetes may increase a person’s risk of getting cancer. One of the types of cancer listed is bladder cancer – which is one of the cancers that we focus on here on the Robotic-Prostatectomy blog. The doctors involved with the study state that both diabetes and cancer are more common in those who…
In Her Own Words: 24-Year-Old Danielle Wilson Shares Her Kidney Cancer Story
June 14, 2010
A cancer diagnosis is usually the last thing a 24-year-old expects to hear from her doctor. But according to the National Cancer Institute, more than 72,000 adolescents and young adults (ages 15-39) will hear the words "you have cancer" each year in the United States. Danielle Wilson was one of those young adults.
Danielle is the mother of a 3-year-old little girl and had the biggest scare of her life earlier this year when she was diagnosed with kidney cancer…
New Study Says Men with Low-Grade Prostate Cancer Delay Surgery
June 11, 2010
A new study says that men with lower risk prostate cancer are delaying the decision to have surgery. Researchers at Maryland's John Hopkinds Brady Urological Institute have found that men who delay surgery do not have worse outcomes than men who have surgery earlier. These are men who have small, low-grade tumors. Their doctors keep a close watch on the progress and prognosis of these patients in case a more serious or higher grade cancer arises -- in which case surgery may be…
New Mayo Clinic Study Shows Surgery May Increase Kidney Cancer Survival Rates
June 7, 2010
New Mayo Clinic study findings released last week show a positive correlation between surgery and survival rates for patients with renal cell carcinoma, the most common type of kidney cancer.
The study examined the benefits of surgical treatment of renal cell carcinoma in 888 patients. Researchers found that patients who underwent complete removal of all tumors that had spread beyond their kidneys survived an average of five years, while those who didn’t have any metastatic tumors removed had a…
New Test Can Predict If Men Are Cured After Prostate Cancer Surgery
June 3, 2010
A new test is being developed which can accurately predict if men with prostate cancer are cured after surgery. The study was released just yesterday by scientists at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the University International Institute for Nanotechnology. The test is still in its early stage of development. But the concept is that using nano-particle based technology, PSA is detected in the blood that cannot be detected by conventional testing. According to the study, it is…
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Date: July 21, 2010 8:48 am
Catherine Mohr on the economic logic of robotic surgeryScope (blog)Say you're going in for a radical prostatectomy, and you're asked to choose between a traditional procedure or one performed with the help of ...and more »
Date: July 20, 2010 2:46 pm
Beyond the Hype: Intuitive Surgical's Hidden Growth PotentialSeeking Alpha (blog)Back in 2007, when I made my first investment in Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the maker of the da Vinci surgical robotic system, it was a nondescript, ...and more »
Date: July 15, 2010 1:46 pm
Robotic arm lends surgical handBerkshire EagleSo says the most current wisdom in the medical world: Men who need a whole or part of their prostate removed are increasingly opting for robotic-assisted ...and more »
Date: July 14, 2010 7:57 am
Beyond the Abstract - Learning curve for robot-assisted laparoscopic radical ...UroTodayBERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - In general, robotic surgery has been considered to have a shorter learning curve in comparison to laparoscopic surgery, ...
Date: July 14, 2010 2:21 am
Part robot, part humanThe Times of Trenton - NJ.com"My research told me that robotic surgery was less invasive and had a faster recovery time." Miller underwent a prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the ...
Date: July 11, 2010 12:58 am
Pink and blue livestock tags could help contribute to cancer reserachStock and LandThe 64-year-old father of two children was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and had a robotic prostatectomy procedure. His cancer experience and that ...
Date: July 8, 2010 1:17 pm
Sigel will continue club's momentum with annual tourneyMain LineTimothy, who was diagnosed with stage-1 prostate cancer in spring 2009, had a robotic prostatectomy with Lee at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. ...
Date: July 7, 2010 12:25 pm
Atlas of Bladder DiseaseJournal of American Medical Association (subscription)The remaining 5 discuss bladder cancer, bladder tissue engineering, and robotic-assisted radical cystectomy and prostatectomy. Standard textbook information ...
Date: July 6, 2010 2:58 pm
The current state of robot assisted radical prostatectomy - AbstractUroTodayIn this review article, we discuss the history of robotic prostatectomy as well as the benefits and drawbacks of the robotic surgical platform. ...
Date: July 2, 2010 1:02 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...and…
Date: July 1, 2010 10:06 am
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgery - DOTmed.com (press rel
Man O/R Machine? Physicians weigh in on the pros and cons of robotic surgeryDOTmed.com (press release)If anyone is a robotic prostatectomy expert, it's Dr. Vipul Patel, the director of urologic oncology and medical director of the Global Robotics Institute ...
Date: June 30, 2010 11:01 pm
Robotic-assisted surgery making gains locallyAppleton Post CrescentSince ThedaCare purchased da Vinci Robot in 2007, physicians have used the technology to perform prostatectomy, pyeloplsty, partial nephrectomy, ...and more »
Date: June 30, 2010 12:55 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksistockAnalyst.com (press release)Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:42 pm
Pre-emptive prostate pain prevention worksUPI.comResearchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found giving patients undergoing a robotic prostatectomy a multimodal pain relief regimen ...Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centricall 2 news articles »
Date: June 25, 2010 10:04 pm
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ... - Science Centric
Pre-emptive pain regimen decreased opioid usage in patients undergoing robotic ...Science Centric... it could have significant implications not only for robotic prostatectomy, but also other laparoscopic procedures and more painful surgeries. ...and more »
Date: June 25, 2010 4:58 am