Doug – What you said was exactly my point. Dr. Klotz mentioned in the blogradio show that in his experience (in Canada), 5% can’t tolerate untreated cancer and stay on AS. Davidg questioned the 5%...
RalphV, Sorry you feel your intent has been diluted with arguments. If it makes you feel any better, there were hardly any arguments between those who support AS and those who don’t. Except for 1...
I have to re-post some information I posted a couple of days ago but was deleted due to a link issue. It’s about the drop out rates in Dr. Klotz’s AS study published on Jan 1, 2010. The study was...
Tony, thanks for the nice comment. davidg, are you serious? You expect me to “address” a quote from a doctor without any details and then tell me to contact him? He didn’t even say which 3 N....
davidg, what you linked was not a study... so no details. Could you please provide a link to a study or studies that elaborate on the doctor's comment? ... would be interesting to compare the results...
Lack of doctor's support is another cause of anxiety for some men to stay on AS. It is difficult for a patient to go against a doctor's recommendation to seek immediate radical treatment....
Tudpock, thank you for the reminder. davidg, I was explaining what Dr. Klotz said only to help you because you said … "I don’t know where that come from", "I really have no idea",etc. I was also...
davidg, I do understand the difference between AS and WW. Whether AS is “big business” for a doctor really depends on the protocol he practises. There are some urologists who use AS protocols that do...
Dreamerboy, Fyi … Canadian doctors bill for their services the same way American doctors do. They charge based on preset billing rates for everything they do ... patient visit, test, procedure,...
Davidg, I know who Dr. Klotz is. He and his team at Sunnybrook coined the term “Active Surveillance”. That does not mean he “promotes” it to profit from it. After all, what’s there to profit if you...
I think Dr. Klotz covered a lot on AS in an hour. I find it educational and useful to those who are not familiar with it; but of course less value to those who have heard about it many times before....
Jason, If you want another opinion ... have you considered the Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Clinic at MD Anderson? They’ll spend 4 hours with you to carry out a thorough evaluation of your...
ralfinaz said... "...the maturity of the AS data is not even close to 20 years. That includes Dr. Klotz's data. His followup for a low number(around 452) of older men(median age of 70 years) is well...
Ziggy9, congratulations on your treatment results! It had to be tough choosing TFT 6 years ago with little support. GeetarMan, if money and distance is not an issue, there are several other TFT...
Geetar, If you want to choose AS, find a doctor who is experienced with AS and is familiar with the latest AS approach, protocols, tools and tests. This is no different from hiring the best...
Bigal, check out this thread ... lots of useful info from gedman that will answer your questions. Good luck! http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=35&m=3003724 ...
This study has nothing to do with Active Surveillance (AS) and is not a new study. It’s an update to a 23-year-long study that compares prostatectomy versus watchful waiting (WW) for 695 Swedish men...
Geetarman, You can confirm the extent of your disease before making any treatment decisions by doing a 3T Multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI). It provides functional information and multiple high-resolution...