A new Canadian study suggests some men are likely to die needlessly because of expert reports that discouraged use of a common test for prostate cancer, says a leading urologist, adding fuel to a heated debate around mass cancer screening. The…
W. Brett Wilson Shares His Journey
I appreciate the thought that I am well loved — and maybe that is why I chose to share my second cancer chapter in terms of my life journey. Initially I only shared this new challenge with close friends and…
Calgary Herald Editorial: Life Saver
Re: “Halt to prostate cancer screening urged,” Oct. 28.
I was deeply disappointed, actually outraged, by the guidelines released by the Canadian Task Force for Preventive Health Care recommending against the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test. I firmly believe the…
Evidence, not emotion, should drive prostate cancer screening
You know what would be great? If we had a test that could accurately predict if a man is at risk of developing prostate cancer, and when. Better still would be an intervention that would ensure the cancer would never…
PSA test backers unimpressed with health panel report
Calgary experts, volunteers and survivors in the fight against prostate cancer are questioning the validity of a controversial new recommendation put out this week by a health panel urging doctors to stop screening men using the PSA blood test. “I’m saddened…
What is still needed to make focal therapy an accepted segment of standard therapy?
Prostate cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in men in Western countries. Currently, owing to a lack of reliable techniques for prostate cancer imaging, treatment options are often restricted to radical treatments, which carry significant risks of permanent side-effects, such as incontinence or…
