HEALTHdrum Blog - Prostate cancer

Is Robotic Prostatectomy Bad Medicine?

Is prostate cancer surgery licensed medical malpractice? Is Robotic Prostatectomy Bad Medicine? Robotic prostatectomy remains a very controversial procedure – even amongst urologists. Prostate cancer surgery had its origins over 100 years ago when experimental trial and error surgery was permitted. In the 1980s this treatment philosophy for prostate cancer...

The Prostate Cancer Spectrum

Not all prostate cancers are equal
The Prostate Cancer Spectrum The Gleason 6 “cancer” fails to act as cancer. Despite low-power microscopic appearances suggesting a mild cancer, the very common Gleason grade 3 as in the Gleason 3+3 = 6 “cancer” fails to act like a cancer. The Gleason 6 or, G6 lacks the hallmarks of cancer on both...