Comments on: Top 10 Things Women Should Know About Prostate Cancer

By: admin

admin — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:35:02 +0000

The science is very clear, you cannot give another person cancer by hugging, touching or having intercourse. Cervical cancer is not caused by the sex itself, but rather it is caused by HPV (human papilloma virus) which is spread through sex.

By: emily

emily — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:18:27 +0000

what I want to know is this. if a man has prostracte cancer and his perm has cancer cells like they say does not the wooman run a risk of getting some form of cancer by having sex, it is known sex causes cervical cancer so can you get cancer by having sex with a person who has prostrate cancer

By: alan

alan — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 02:16:27 +0000

I think its great to see you advocating for prostate cancer treatment for men. The passion expressed by some of the men here is not unusual. There are two websites one by a Dr. Sherman the other by Dr. M. Bernstien. while some express their frustration a little more agressive than I would prefer,esp at first blush I understand. Men feel disconnected from the healthcare system. While over 50% of med students are female, less than 10% of nurses and tech students are male. In my home town of Indy there are numerous billboard by a very renowned and great hospital, St Vincents that advertises a toll free mumber for health information for HER. If we go for care the most likley scenerio is we will be checked in by a female, lead back by a female, preped by a female nurse, if we need a proceedure or imaging the odds are female. Most advertising from recruiting nurses to ads for hospitals are directed to females, Is it any wonder men seek health care less often and later than females, and we pay the price of shorter life spans. Tell you men its OK for them to ask for accomodation that makes them comfortable, and that includes the gender of the provider. We have been condictioned that to complain is weak, we have the choice to suck it up and get through it or avoid it altogether, unfortunately to many of us choose the later until its to late. embaressed to death is a saying that is applicable to this situation. Thanks for caring

By: Betty

Betty — Wed, 12 May 2010 02:10:23 +0000

You answer some very good questions in your excellent article. My husband recently picked up a book called To Pee Or Not To Pee… by James R. Norris. It’s all about prostate health and information you should know about prostate cancer and other issues. It also addresses many of these question in a very straight forward/blunt approach. http://www.prostateandcancer.com/

By: admin

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:54:16 +0000

Providing a list of men’s health centers is a great idea. Any additional centers that you know of please send our way.

By: Richard III

Richard III — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:35:12 +0000

What this site could use is a listing of men’s health centers with all-male staff. Women’s wellness clinics with all female staff is big business. There was a public service segment on the news about free prostate exams WITH AN ALL FEMALE STAFF. Brilliant! (Maybe they thought men would appreciate women’s smaller fingers.)

This Cambridge Medical Center (http://cambridgemedicalformen.com/faq.html) is the kind of thing I’m talking about. See, all-male staff.

Advocate for things like this on the site. If nothing else, male healthcare providers need the job opportunities. Do it for your sons, fathers, husbands…

By: avoidinghealthcare

avoidinghealthcare — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:57:17 +0000

Most women tell stories about how hard it is to get their men to go to the doctor.

Do you still really wonder why?

By: minutemoon

minutemoon — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:35:58 +0000

I do just want to comment on some of the extreme posts you’re getting. I don’t condone these attitude — this hatred toward female medical providers, esp. nurses not productive or. But what you need to understand is that a good number of these are written by men (and I’ve seen those written by women to against male providers) — these are written by men who have experienced hostile, humiliating, disrespectful opposite gender hospital care. It’s abuse. What you read from them is their pent up anger and humiliation. Again, I don’t condone it. But these men have lost trust in the system and, unfortunately, lost trust with female caregivers. I’m not suggesting this happens all the time — but it happens enough, too much — sometimes not even intentionally. But it happens. That’s why this subject needs to be on the table, and why women need to advocate and look out for their men when they get prostate cancer (and other diseases requiring intimate care). Don’t forget, some women don’t trust male providers either because they’ve been abused. So men need to look for their significant others also. Having said all that, you need to understand that I’m not suggesting this behavior happens all the time and that we shouldn’t trust health care providers. Most are wonderful people who work hard every day to save our lives and make us better, and do their best to respect our dignity.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:14:24 +0000

To ADVO-KATE

It is interesting to me that my posts are
considered hatrid.If you want to get into the
advocating business,then this is what you should
expect to hear!
Advocating means standing up for people who
perhaps don’t have a voice,is it not.For people
who feel discriminated against. If you and I both
buy a television at say Best Buy,shouldn’t the
packaging be the same regardless of the gender
buying the product? Its flat out discrimination
to provide respect and privacy for women yet not
for men,modesty has nothing to do with it.
This is exactly what blacks went through in
the 60′s,considered troublemakers,arrested and
expected to be third class citizens. Sit at the back
of the bus or be thrown under the bus has been the
norm and still is today. Its the same mentality
towards male patients,don’t like what we have here
then go somewhere else.
If a female nurse behaves unprofessionally towards
you or is disrespectful of your privacy,”Sorry you
had a bad experience.” is often the response. No,
its unprofessional behaviour,look at what state nursing boards have posted and what they define as
unprofessional behavior. Yet,we are expected to shrug
it off when women wouldn’t tolerate it for one minute,
why should we?
In conclusion,I too write and make my concerns
obvious to my state and federal representatives as
well as to high schoolers,nursing schools and hospitals.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 19:35:27 +0000

I’m not looking for a sympathetic ear and certainly
never recieved respect for privacy while I was a
patient either. If you people want to travel down
that road of being advocates for a cause then do your homework.
Open your eyes and ears and listen to what some
are saying.I’m advocating for these issues as well
and I’ve certainly been doing this long before the
internet was ever created.
Get a real good idea why men die of these diseases and why they don’t seek care and until you
make these issues known. You are all missing the
whole point unless of course this is just a jobs
bill!