I got the book 24 hours before an appointment to discuss my peritoneal biopsy results with my EXCELLENT doctor, Andres Correa of Philadelphia. I’ve been on AS for 21 months and have spent hundreds of hours researching prostate cancer, but I quickly learned from the book there were gaps in my knowledge. Subsequently, I added additional questions to the legal tablet I always bring to appointments. Dr. Correa listened carefully and fully, as he always does, and as usual, I left with every question that could be answered - answered.
The book did contain one puzzling tern - “favorable high-risk prostate cancer” (see pages 99 and 100).
When the Prostate Snatchers book first came out, I had already been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer several years before. With my initial PSA of 135.6 at age 52, I went to Johns Hopkins for a second opinion see whether the surgeon there would remove my prostate as part of my debulking plan. My local surgeon was willing to perform the surgery, even though his opinion, consistent with others, was that the cancer was not confined to the prostate. Johns Hopkins refused to perform the surgery due to its advanced stage and told me that my local surgeon was just a "greedy bastard". That is, in my mind, a doctor who was willing to snatch out my prostate even though it would have no effect on curing the disease, and done solely for profit. Sound familiar? When the Invaders book came out, I didn't read it because I had already had my prostate removed. Based on my own experience, I had always thought that the book was about urologic surgeons who removed patients' prostates even though the cancer had already escaped the capsule. Just goes to show that there is a belief by some that a prostate can be unjustifiably snatched under a variety of circumstances.
AnCan agrees this is a must read, albeit we are not opposed to surgery in all cases. It can be an appropriate treatment.
I did read the first edition back in the day. Reading your review, I see no reference to changes and updates in the revison, although I beleive that Ralph Blum passed away. What has changed since 2010, Mr W?
(Please forgive me if you addressed this and I missed it!)
Glad that book helped, Dan.
Andres is a great doctor do you are lucky.
Also, I stopped when I read that term. Could be a typo. It happens . Dr. Scholz will be speaking in September to thr AnCan group. You can ask him.
I got the book 24 hours before an appointment to discuss my peritoneal biopsy results with my EXCELLENT doctor, Andres Correa of Philadelphia. I’ve been on AS for 21 months and have spent hundreds of hours researching prostate cancer, but I quickly learned from the book there were gaps in my knowledge. Subsequently, I added additional questions to the legal tablet I always bring to appointments. Dr. Correa listened carefully and fully, as he always does, and as usual, I left with every question that could be answered - answered.
The book did contain one puzzling tern - “favorable high-risk prostate cancer” (see pages 99 and 100).
Absolutely concur with Dr Mark Scholz - PSA testing and prostate cancer surgery “treatment “ underscores only unbridled licensed medical malpractice.
Thanks for sharing. Mr. S
When the Prostate Snatchers book first came out, I had already been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer several years before. With my initial PSA of 135.6 at age 52, I went to Johns Hopkins for a second opinion see whether the surgeon there would remove my prostate as part of my debulking plan. My local surgeon was willing to perform the surgery, even though his opinion, consistent with others, was that the cancer was not confined to the prostate. Johns Hopkins refused to perform the surgery due to its advanced stage and told me that my local surgeon was just a "greedy bastard". That is, in my mind, a doctor who was willing to snatch out my prostate even though it would have no effect on curing the disease, and done solely for profit. Sound familiar? When the Invaders book came out, I didn't read it because I had already had my prostate removed. Based on my own experience, I had always thought that the book was about urologic surgeons who removed patients' prostates even though the cancer had already escaped the capsule. Just goes to show that there is a belief by some that a prostate can be unjustifiably snatched under a variety of circumstances.
Thanks for the shoutout, Howard!
AnCan agrees this is a must read, albeit we are not opposed to surgery in all cases. It can be an appropriate treatment.
I did read the first edition back in the day. Reading your review, I see no reference to changes and updates in the revison, although I beleive that Ralph Blum passed away. What has changed since 2010, Mr W?
(Please forgive me if you addressed this and I missed it!)
Also noted was Blum's death. Not from prostate cancer three years after the original book came out.
MRI, genetic testing , targeted biopsies , we're not available routinely available in 2010 as noted.
Thanks, Bill. David Keller won a copy of the book. But asked me to pass along . If you want to claim it, send your land address to my email. Howard
Bound to be a page Turner!!! I got some much info and insight from the previous version. A Must get !!👍🏻👍🏻
David, Thanks. Just doing my job for the AS Club. On the beat. And good luck on the Dr. Li program at ASPI. Howard
Another great, must read article by the guardian angel of all postate patients, Howard Wolinsky
BTW, David you win a hard copy of the "Prostate Snatchers." If you want it, please send me your address.