As you so adeptly write, much of our life is influenced by whether G6 is cancer or not; insurance for instance over which we have little sway-it's their money; plenty of gray area! Were I now as I once was one of those terrified neophytes grasping at straws wrenched with deciding who to believe, what I'd want is not absolution unless universally acknowledged and that may never happen-let the debate rage on. No, I foresee the Active Surveillor becoming as important as our doctor. Each of us have our own biases which only become blaringly obvious lying on a couch at $200+/hour. Your articles in some odd way answers the question, for, acceptance of choice ultimately is ours and ours alone. The real challenge is ferreting out why our medical team which has immense impact on our choice-likely with believers either side of the argument-believes as it does. Lost in the diatribe of research and voice of patient oriented non-profits screaming to be heard is a quiet voice of few with an inner strength to emulate. Such is the editor of The Active Surveillor. Easy to accept Catalona's apology with a prostate intact; whole another matter 10
Thanks,. Steven. Well, I am not a doctor--though I have published in medical journals (Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology). I just hope patients go into this knowing that they have options, that this is typically a slow-growing cancer, and so don't rush into treatment that may change your life, often for no good reason. Maintain your calm. Howard, The Active Surveillor.
Howard, I honestly don't feel qualified to come down on one side or the other in the survey. Maybe because I've had cancer before, I'm not particularly frightened by knowing about my G6, and I consider the infrequent biopsies the cost of doing business, so to speak. Either way, I'm leaving this one to greater minds.
As you so adeptly write, much of our life is influenced by whether G6 is cancer or not; insurance for instance over which we have little sway-it's their money; plenty of gray area! Were I now as I once was one of those terrified neophytes grasping at straws wrenched with deciding who to believe, what I'd want is not absolution unless universally acknowledged and that may never happen-let the debate rage on. No, I foresee the Active Surveillor becoming as important as our doctor. Each of us have our own biases which only become blaringly obvious lying on a couch at $200+/hour. Your articles in some odd way answers the question, for, acceptance of choice ultimately is ours and ours alone. The real challenge is ferreting out why our medical team which has immense impact on our choice-likely with believers either side of the argument-believes as it does. Lost in the diatribe of research and voice of patient oriented non-profits screaming to be heard is a quiet voice of few with an inner strength to emulate. Such is the editor of The Active Surveillor. Easy to accept Catalona's apology with a prostate intact; whole another matter 10
years earlier with his credentials.
Thanks,. Steven. Well, I am not a doctor--though I have published in medical journals (Lancet, Annals of Internal Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology). I just hope patients go into this knowing that they have options, that this is typically a slow-growing cancer, and so don't rush into treatment that may change your life, often for no good reason. Maintain your calm. Howard, The Active Surveillor.
Howard, I honestly don't feel qualified to come down on one side or the other in the survey. Maybe because I've had cancer before, I'm not particularly frightened by knowing about my G6, and I consider the infrequent biopsies the cost of doing business, so to speak. Either way, I'm leaving this one to greater minds.
John. No greater minds tha yours, Howard
If that's true we're in biiiiiig trouble.