Men At Risk: Men At Risk The Dirty Little Secret Prostate Biopsies Really Do Spread Prostate Cancer Cells

MEN AT RISK

THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET PROSTATE BIOPSIES REALLY DO SPREAD PROSTATE CANCER CELLSBy Ronald E. Wheeler

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Copyright © 2012 Ronald E. Wheeler, M.D.
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ISBN: 978-1-4685-4801-3

Contents

Dedication.....................................................................................................................................................................................ixPreface........................................................................................................................................................................................xiChapter One Too Many Radicals ... Too Many Failures............................................................................................................................................1Chapter Two Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Chronic Prostatitis.......................................................................................................................26Chapter Three Chronic Disease Management.......................................................................................................................................................56Chapter Four Definitive Treatment for Prostate Cancer Targets All Men with the Disease ... Inappropriately.....................................................................................85Chapter Five You Are What You Eat..............................................................................................................................................................101Chapter Six The 'Dirty Little Secret' Doctors Won't Tell You ... 'Prostate Biopsies Really Do Spread Prostate Cancer cells'....................................................................119Chapter Seven Andropause (Male Menopause)......................................................................................................................................................130Chapter Eight Testosterone Replacement or Supplementation Poses High Risk for Prostate Cancer in the Aging Male................................................................................137Chapter Nine Prostate Cancer Diagnosis in Chaos................................................................................................................................................145Chapter Ten Controversies associated with prostate health and beyond...........................................................................................................................151Chapter Eleven Controversial Male Health Studies from the Literature...........................................................................................................................164Chapter Twelve Pathology of Prostate Cancer....................................................................................................................................................183Chapter Thirteen Is it Necessary to Cure Prostate Cancer when it is Possible?..................................................................................................................212Chapter Fourteen High-intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer: 2006 Technology and Outcome Update.....................................................................................228A Glossary of Prostate Cancer Related Terms & Abbreviations....................................................................................................................................245References.....................................................................................................................................................................................339–356Appendix—1 ProCap Trial—A Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial.........................................................................................................................357Appendix—2 Incidence of initial local therapy among men with lower-risk prostate cancer in the United States.............................................................................365Appendix—3 New European Study Confirms Effectiveness of PSA Test.........................................................................................................................367Appendix—4 Dr. Wheeler's Commentary to US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)........................................................................................................370Appendix—5 Adult Urology.................................................................................................................................................................373Appendix—6 Men's Health is in Chaos......................................................................................................................................................375Appendix—7 Patient questionnaire response: Prostate Biopsy Exposed.......................................................................................................................380Appendix—8 Dr. Schoenberg's proclamation letter related to HIFU..........................................................................................................................382Appendix—9 Unintended Deception— Observations by Dr. Wheeler.......................................................................................................................387Appendix—10 Endorectal MRI found valuable prior to salvage RP............................................................................................................................390Appendix—11 Robotic High-intensity Focused Ultrasound for Prostate Cancer: What Have We Learned in 15 Years of Clinical Use?.............................................................393Appendix—12 A Brief Description of the Ultimate Prostate Scan (UPS)—Targeting Disease ... 'One Patient at a Time'..................................................................416Appendix—13 Chronic Disease Management may be the best "first choice" when prostate cancer is diagnosed and if quality of life is important to you!......................................419Appendix—14 Why HIFU Fails...............................................................................................................................................................422Appendix—15 Heidelberg Working Group for biopsy-free diagnosis established: Decreasing the risks of prostate cancer diagnosis............................................................431Appendix—16 Long-Term Pca Control with RP is 'Excellent'.................................................................................................................................434Appendix—17 Chronic Disease Management (CDM) is a unique treatment concept that integrates traditional medicine and complementary medicine...............................................437Appendix—18 Is VB3 an Acceptable Diagnostic Alternative to EPS?..........................................................................................................................461Appendix—19 IPSS—Index Aua (BPH) Symptom Score.....................................................................................................................................464Appendix—20 Cigna Healthcare Coverage Position...........................................................................................................................................468Appendix—21 My story in brief: The clinical events in the life of Greg...