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Cancer, Prostate

Do Older Men Still Need a PSA Test?

I’m in my seventies.  My doctor said I don’t need any more PSA tests because I’m too old to worry about it.  Is that right?  It depends on you and your PSA history.  There are some troubling statistics, which I will get to in a minute.  But first the good news:  If you are in […]

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November 14, 2019/1 Comment/by Janet
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Cancer, Prostate

PSA Velocity:  It’s Not the Number, but What It Does!

Why did I say that no PSA number above 1, by itself, is a guarantee that you don’t have cancer?  Why do we say this in our book? Because that’s what H. Ballentine (Bal) Carter, M.D., the great Johns Hopkins urologist and scientist, discovered.  In fact, he says:  “There is no PSA value below which […]

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November 9, 2019/2 Comments/by Janet
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Cancer, Prostate

Close to Home.  Again.

Why do I write so much about prostate cancer?  Because I can’t get away from it.  And now prostate cancer, never very far away, has hit close to home.  Again. Before I tell you my story, please study this picture.  This is a picture of a miracle.  It’s not a pincushion.  It’s an MRI of […]

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November 5, 2019/1 Comment/by Janet
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Obesity, Prostate

The Spare Tire and Your Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer

Note: I’m not fat shaming!  I am excited, because here is something you can do to lower your risk of dying of prostate cancer! Fat is flammable.  There’s so much fat in bacon grease, you can use it as a fire starter.   You can also take a can of Crisco, stick a wick in it, […]

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October 17, 2019/0 Comments/by Janet
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Erectile Dysfunction, Prostate

Does Shockwave Therapy Work for ED?

If you’re struggling with ED, you may be wondering whether the latest miracle cure is actually a miracle cure.  You’re right to wonder.  The world of treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) is complicated; add in emotional stuff like frustration and hope, and it can be even tougher to figure out what to do.  And here’s […]

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August 7, 2019/0 Comments/by Janet
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Lifestyle, Prostate

The Long, Wet Road: Conquering Incontinence After Prostatectomy

Incontinence after prostatectomy is one of the most feared complications.  The good news is that for nearly all men, it goes away.  For the very small percentage in whom it doesn’t, there is help.  This story is a very strong case in point. In my work for the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website,  I was lucky […]

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June 7, 2019/0 Comments/by Janet
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Cancer, On the Horizon, Prostate

Block SRCs, Kill Prostate Cancer?

This is part of On the Horizon:  a series written with the sole purpose of sharing hope:  showing you some of the new treatments that are being developed to fight cancer that has defied everything else.  Because I write for the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website, I get to interview scientists developing highly promising treatments that […]

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May 31, 2019/0 Comments/by Janet
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Janet Worthington Author Blogger

I'm Janet Worthington.

I am a daughter, wife, sister, mother, and an award winning author on men's health.

I write Vital Jake for the man who goes to the doctor regularly or should see the doctor even if he feels he doesn't need to go.

And the women who love him.

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