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For what it's worth, this makes me want to go get a routine physical again. I've been avoiding it because "I'm a man!" ... but really, men get cancer in our mor

For what it's worth, this makes me want to go get a routine physical again. I've been avoiding it because "I'm a man!" ... but really, men get cancer in our more personal places, too... and often we ignore it/think little of it. Best to catch these things early.

DanBC 15y ago
Is it best to catch prostate cancer early? The treatment is harsh, and the cancer is slow growing. I understand that many men die with, but not of, prostate cancer. But then maybe I'm totally wrong?
- wonnage 15y ago
  Testicular cancer is probably the more pressing matter.
- earl 15y ago
  Not to mention doctors have a disturbing (and it honestly seems like this should lead to lawsuits and loss of license) habit of lying about the effects of prostate cancer treatment on men's sex lives [1]. Key quote: The findings, based on a study of 1,000 men in different treatment centers, suggests that surgery and radiation treatments take a far greater toll on male potency than most men are led to believe. Among men in the study who reported good sex lives before cancer, fewer than half were able to achieve normal erections two years after treatment. Also, it's an unattributed quote, but based on some of my interactions with doctors, this rings true: Such sobering statistics are a rarity in any discussion of prostate cancer, partly because surgeons and cancer experts worry that a man might forgo treatment rather than risk his sex life. Fuck them. That's not their decision to make. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/sunday-review/the-side-effects-of-prostate-surgery.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/sunday-review/the-side-eff...
- sukuriant 15y ago
  I was actually referring to testicular cancer
tsotha 15y ago
There are dozens of things, cancer and others, your doctor can catch and add decades to your life. Go.

DanBC 15y ago

Is it best to catch prostate cancer early? The treatment is harsh, and the cancer is slow growing. I understand that many men die with, but not of, prostate cancer. But then maybe I'm totally wrong?

wonnage 15y ago
Testicular cancer is probably the more pressing matter.
earl 15y ago
Not to mention doctors have a disturbing (and it honestly seems like this should lead to lawsuits and loss of license) habit of lying about the effects of prostate cancer treatment on men's sex lives [1]. Key quote: The findings, based on a study of 1,000 men in different treatment centers, suggests that surgery and radiation treatments take a far greater toll on male potency than most men are led to believe. Among men in the study who reported good sex lives before cancer, fewer than half were able to achieve normal erections two years after treatment. Also, it's an unattributed quote, but based on some of my interactions with doctors, this rings true: Such sobering statistics are a rarity in any discussion of prostate cancer, partly because surgeons and cancer experts worry that a man might forgo treatment rather than risk his sex life. Fuck them. That's not their decision to make. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/sunday-review/the-side-effects-of-prostate-surgery.html?_r=1 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/sunday-review/the-side-eff...
sukuriant 15y ago
I was actually referring to testicular cancer

tsotha 15y ago

There are dozens of things, cancer and others, your doctor can catch and add decades to your life. Go.