Hey men... Hot peppers kill prostate cancer!!!

[lamont]

if prostate cancer was all i had to watch out for, i'd live forever... i love hot food..

and i believe its called 'ring of fire'...

 

[WaterWayne]

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men, after melanoma (skin cancer.) It occurs in 1 out of 6 men. (How many guys have posted in this thread already?) The older we get, the more common it becomes: prostate cancer is diagnosed in a full 80% of men who reach 80 years of age. More bad news: once you notice it, it's already at an advanced stage. Heredity is one risk factor, as is an unhealthy lifestyle. Tellingly, although Asian men have the least risk of all races, their chances rise once they migrate to this country, meaning that lifestyle and diet are big contributors.

The good news is that screening is catching more of it, earlier. There are two tests these days: the digital rectal exam (DRE), see following post about the "finger wave"; and the PSA chemical analysis. Guys over 50 should have these done every year as part of your routine physical. The DRE is also offered as part of public health day screenings, like at large employers.

And prostate cancer will leave you prostrate, for sure.

 

[WaterWayne]

The digital rectal exam (DRE) is the simplest, cheapest test for prostate cancer. All men should have it done, and guys over 50 should have it done annually (anybody wanna pun on that?) It only seems to last forever. Here are some lines that guys have allegedly used while getting the finger wave:

1. "Take it easy, Doc, you're boldly going where no man has gone before."

2. "Find Amelia Earhart yet?"

3. "Can you hear me NOW?"

4. "Oh boy, that was sphincterrific!"

5. "Could you write me a note for my wife, saying that my head is not, in fact, up there?"

6. "You know, in some states, we're now legally married."

7. "Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?"

8. "You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out. You do the Hokey Pokey...."

9. "Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!"

10. "If your hand doesn't fit, you must aquit!"

11. "Hey, Doc, let me know if you find my dignity."

12. "You used to be an executive at Enron, didn't you?"

13. "Want me to open my mouth and let in a little more light?"

 

[Diver0001]

Guys over 50 should have these done every year as part of your routine physical.

And since we don't get as much after the age of 50 we'll all eventually start looking forward to it too....

Actually, I'll be the first to admit this. I think I know more about moon rocks than I do about my prostate. It would probably take me an hour to find it once I got serious about looking. Someone mentioned that the treatment was nasty. How nasty? What are the consequences? survival rates? I understand that prevention is better then cure but I really have no intention of eating hot peppers. I get the hiccups from just *sniffing* hot peppers (oddly, this is no joke...)

R..

 

[PaulChristenson]

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/66/6/3222

 

[lamont]

The digital rectal exam (DRE) is the simplest, cheapest test for prostate cancer. All men should have it done, and guys over 50 should have it done annually (anybody wanna pun on that?) It only seems to last forever. Here are some lines that guys have allegedly used while getting the finger wave:

My dad is getting his next week and he said he's going to use: "I get mining rights on anything you find up there"

 

[PaulChristenson]

After seriously: Lines heard in the proctologist's office

Wayne...you spend waaaay to much time at the proctologist's office...

Adding from the movie Fletch
[During a proctological exam]
Fletch: You using the whole fist, Doc?

 

[cdiver2]

And since we don't get as much after the age of 50 we'll all eventually start looking forward to it too....

Actually, I'll be the first to admit this. I think I know more about moon rocks than I do about my prostate. It would probably take me an hour to find it once I got serious about looking. Someone mentioned that the treatment was nasty. How nasty? What are the consequences? survival rates? I understand that prevention is better then cure but I really have no intention of eating hot peppers. I get the hiccups from just *sniffing* hot peppers (oddly, this is no joke...)

R..

First once a year ok, twice a year better (check up). Once someone is diagnosed with cancer they will be given two numbers, one how far it has spread and the other how rapidly it is spreading.
I had a check once a year for five years then on a unrelated health issue (eleven months after my last check up) I was told I had prostate cancer. After more tests I was told it was a level 5 and very fast moving, after surgery I was told it was it had gone into the envelope surrounding the prostrate..level 6 but they did not think it had gone through the envelope. (level 7 about five years to live).
My Dr told me they would prefer a twice a year check but the insurance Co will only pay for one, the cost to you for the extra one about $75.

Surgery for a radical prostatectomy is not as bad as it used to be, in my time you were opened up from the pubic bone to the navel. Yes it is painful but the morphine helps.
The new surgery is an opening about 1 1/2 inch long.

After effects, 1/ depending on how far the cancer has spread depends on how much cutting has to be done (lose of blood vessels & nerves) In my case (AND MOST CASE'S) you become incontinent to some extent, this may stop in time (YEARS). With me it was ok after a year unless I was straining my stomach muscles or coughing. To stop this it was back into hospital for a day to have Cologin (spelling) put in around the sphincter mussel, the Dr was not sure if this would work or not...it did.

2nd (and the worst) after effect erectile dysfunction (ED). Again depending on how much loss of blood vessels and nerves depends on how bad it is. Once again in my case. I started with Viagra no effect, next an (expensive) injection into the penis, this was done in the Dr office...viola bigger and better than ever and it ran energizer batteries, (pity my wife was at work) Next try the less expensive stuff, but some people experience pain with it. It worked even better so of I go home (Mrs cdiver is at home). By the time I got home there was some discomfort that quickly became the worst pain in my life.... for four hours I was crying.
So I settled on the first one. The draw backs you can only use it once a week and the stuff has a shelf life of four weeks. As I could not keep my hand steady to do the injection I had to invest in a little gizmo's that you put the syringe in, held it against the flesh and pushed a button, some times it worked most times not.

Next step another day in hospital for an implant and I got lucky (wrong) they had just come out with a new and improved model with larger buttons. Basically you have two tubes inside the penis leading to a pump (buttons) in the testicle sack, One to pump it up and one to deflate. Of course the first question was can I dive or will I have an extra snorkel, diving no problem. But the down side, with larger buttons it gets pushed with normal movement so you have a semi all the time.

Survival rate I'm not sure but your not in the clear for five years. Your PSA is checked every month then 3 months then six months until the five years are up if it has not gone up then you are considered clear.

I laugh and and make jokes about it but please take your prostrate health seriously. I have not touched on the physiological effects of this but there were times when I wished the cancer had just taken me.

 

[Diver0001]

Wow, Man. I'm speechless. Thanks for posting this.

R..

 

[Diver0001]

Surgery for a radical prostatectomy is not as bad as it used to be, in my time you were opened up from the pubic bone to the navel. Yes it is painful but the morphine helps.
The new surgery is an opening about 1 1/2 inch long.

Ooohhh....That's not good. I live in Holland and they still do vasectomies over here with farming implements. They love the painful messy approach. Part of the Calvinistic legacy and a sort of rite of passage for men whose wives said "I had the baby and now it's YOUR turn"....

But the down side, with larger buttons it gets pushed with normal movement so you have a semi all the time.

Which, of course is handy on the beach but makes you look too enthusiastic on the squash court....

Either way that's some scary sh..t.

R..