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Sadly Dr. McDougall recently passed away. He is and will always remain my doctor, my go to for advice. His honesty, experience, insight and wisdom are a valuable resource when dealing with medical issues. Everyone, please search the video title I have placed between quote marks below. You can make up your own mind but please get information from ALL resources available. Remember it’s called the medical and pharmaceutical INDUSTRY for a reason. Best to all! “Why Are We Misled About Prostate Cancer? Dr. McDougall's Expert Guide to Beating Prostate Cancer”
Dr. Schaeffer was my surgeon for my successful prostate cancer surgery which took place in 2023. He is my hero beyond words and he saved my life. I feel blessed to have had such a world renowned surgeon perform this surgery. He is a very special person and very meticulously explained the options in play. All of his staff are just wonderful. I’m still putting things in context now as a cancer survivor but I’m so grateful to Dr. Schaeffer and Northwestern. There is none better in the world in my opinion.
I used to work with Dr. Schaeffer at Northwestern as a nurse. He is an amazing surgeon and super nice guy! OR 9 is “his” robot room for urology. So cool to see him on here with Rich Roll.
Been through all of this at 55yrs old. My team, from exams starting at age 45 through monitoring, surgery, and now radiation (on treatment # 19 out of 39 combined with orgovyx (ADT)), have been absolutely fantastic. My GP, Urologist, Radiation oncologists, physical therapist, dietitian - top of their game. Thankful for them all. I feel great and looking forward to many more years of enjoying very active life.
This is good advice. My husband is fighting a wildfire prostate cancer. His psa was 850! When he was admitted to the hospital internally hemorrhaging. He ignored his original psa of 10 years ago because everyone was saying psa doesn't matter.
Dr. Schaeffer is an expert on surgical treatment of prostate cancer but he is no expert on prostate cancer screening nor prevention. The USPTF which is the expert organization on medical screening does NOT recommend routine screening for prostate CA. Urologists may disagree, but they have an inherent financial conflict of interest. Over half of men over age 70 have prostate cancer which will not likely kill them. Routine screening leads to unnecessary harm from biopsies, surgery, and chemo that will NOT affect lifespan but will cause injury resulting in bladder incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Don't fall prey to the medical industrial complex. I am a physician.
Thank you so much for your comment. As a family physician, I was disappointed that there was no mention of why he deviates from the American Urological association guidelines. The American Academy of Family Physicians guidelines recommend against routine screening for prostate cancer. “ The American Urological Association recommends that men aged 55 to 69 years with a life expectancy of more than 10 to 15 years be informed of the benefits and harms of screening and engage in shared decision making with their clinicians, taking into account each man’s values and preferences. It notes that to reduce the harms of screening, the screening interval should be 2 or more years. The American Urological Association also notes that decisions about screening, including potentially starting screening before age 55 years, should be individual ones for African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer”.
Sadly his advice is outdated like many primary care doctors. The USPSTF no longer advises against it and sadly over the time they did many men missed the opportunity to be diagnosed with curable disease and were diagnosed with advanced disease and today are dying from the disease. If you are a healthy man with a life expectancy of over 10 years you should be tested especially if you are at higher risk because have African ancestry or a positive family history. Half of men who die from prostate cancer are diagnosed after the age 75!! If you are healthy and have a PSA at age 75 of over 3 you need to continue testing
My PSA was 5.5. Doctor scared the hell out of me and sent me to a urologist where I had several biopsies taken. Result: no cancer …that was great news, but the stress, after effects and costs were almost beyond dealing with. I’m 73 years old - Swim 1 mile, run/walk 1.5 miles every day and stick with a Mediterranean diet (pure vegetarian diet gives me painful gastritis). I’m not on any prescription drugs. I’m not telling not to get a biopsy, but I now know there are many other less invasive procedures offered today that were no offered even 5- years ago when I had my procedure done. Do your research before you become one of the sheep.
Very similar story. Elevated PSA (5.2) in my early 50s and the urologist sent me directly to a biopsy. It was horrible. Later I found out that there are some other avenues that he could have chosen. I firmly believe that he wanted to charge my insurance for the procedure. I never went back to him.
@@Jzsons what was your age with PSA of 6? Six is not abnormal for age 70 or above. Your prostate continues to grow, the larger the prostate the higher the PSA value for a normal prostate. More important is the PSA score relative to prostate size and the change in PSA with time. You need an MRI to get the size and that's ridiculously expensive in the USA. Have it done in Brazil for a tiny fraction of the cost. (Or in any developed country, other than the U.S.)
Informative and optimistic discussion. 18 months ago I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. PSA was 525(!). I went on ADT's (Nubeqa and Orgovyx) and signed on to a Lutetium trial. Now, my PSA is below 0.1, there haven't been new lesions for 18 months, and I've managed to maintain and increase muscle and manage bone density with diet and rigorous exercise. Impact on libido neglible, and not drastiuc impact on erectile function. Initially, drop in T (to virtually zero) ushered in a period of depression where emotions were heavily amplified. I like the analogy of the prostate cancer future being akin to living with HIV and dying with it, not from it.
Wow! I am not a podcast person, but am very grateful for your time on this discussion. I was recently diagnosed and find this talk very helpful. I have learned quite a bit. Thank you.
As a 57 kg 57 year old cyclist this has been great information. Thank you so much. I get a full blood check up every 2 years but now may change that to annually. Cycling is a great stress release and on Zwift great entertainment. If you use Zwift what's ya best time up the Alpe de Zwift? 41.59 is mine . Cheers from New Zealand 👍👍
I had a doc training others on robotic laproscopic prostatectomy and used the technique for my nephrectomy 🎉 Lots less invasive and much quicker healing for having kidney removed.
This is a supper important question! Several recent large studies of men on TRT hint at maintaining normal levels of Testosterone being associated with lower incidence of Prostate Cancers. Most likely those with higher levels of Testosterone ejaculate more frequently regardless of age, i.e., it's possible there is a correlation between ejaculation frequency and prostate health. If that's true, the question becomes whether the ejaculation frequency is causative or just incidental. At Johns Hopkins there is a current Study using Testosterone to treat PC! This turns on its head the standard thinking among urologists. Everything regarding PC and Testosterone goes back to one particular 1940s paper by Hodges and Huggins. The evidence is building that the conclusion drawn in that paper is wrong. (you can access this paper via the NIH site PubMed, but the paper is behind a pay wall. )
No word on post vasectomy pain? There are risks to every operation! Never heard a real discussion on how high the risks really are. All the studies i have seen have double digit percentages but it is hard to dissect on how much is due to bad surgeons, basic dangers during the procedure or how the body reacts to the changes afterwards.
Terrific interview but I wish the doc would have talked more about what foods elevate or are unhealthy for the prostate. Processed or charred meats yes but what else? I'm sure there's a list. :)
I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm hoping it will make everyone stop looking for a reason why someone gets cancer. I've just finished 4 weeks of radiotherapy for prostate cancer and will continue with 2 years of hormone reduction therapy. I'm 64, fit and healthy. I had no symptoms at all except a slightly elevated PSA. It was curative RT so I'm staying positive and hopeful. Whilst getting radiotherapy I met people with lung cancer who'd never smoked in their lives. A moderate drinker and non smoker with oesophageal cancer. Yes, do everything you can to avoid cancer but it can still happen to you. Get screened/checked guys. Just to avoid some confusion - I live in Scotland so an MRI cost me nothing. That showed a growth. The biopsy cost me nothing. That confirmed cancer. 2 years of hormone treatment will cost me nothing. 20 radiotherapy treatment cost me nothing. Today my PSA is 0.028. It was 11. Everyone telling me getting tested is a waste of time I can't agree with.
@intelasset hi. The limits seem to be different in different countries. For years my PSA was about 0.7-9 above the limit for my age. So instead of 3 it was 3.7. But after a few years of not bothering to get it checked it went up to 11. It should have been below 5. It's impossible for me to know if it crept up or suddenly jumped. Thankfully the cancer had not spread. All the best.
@newfguy1826 ??? Am I misunderstanding that the gentleman you are berating has diagnosed prostate cancer and not just a high PSA test?? Before screaming more about how cancer screening is the devil, hospitals are in profit mode, go start your own solution-based channel. I may be one of the first to listen to your channel. Otherwise, I'm going with the information this expert has presented.
Advances with robotic and radiation are remarkable. Yet, the groundbreaking developments that Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists are reluctant to discuss with patients, are focal approaches that are far less consequential. Why would folks want to accept bowel, urinary or erectile side effects, if given a choice? Will Focal laser, Tulsa Pro ablation or other focal approaches be discussed here?
Great info, this doc has allot of experience. Saw him also on Pete Attia podcast too. This is the guy you want if you have to have Surgury as his number and technique improves over time. Meaning he has performed 1000+ and his main man that taught him passed the knowledge down as well. Vegan diet will bring your number down, it worked for me. Had high PSA and have had over 5 year span 2 biopsies after prostrate MRI (which really was not bad) entertained guests that nite and had no cancer. Ever 6mo do PSA and blood woik for apo b Gotta stay on top of it. I’m 70 now …..
Biopsy..my brother did it knocked out..I think best way. I did it awake cause I wanted it done right away. It took overall about a half an hour. The anesthesia did not quite reach the whole prostate and I didn't feel the first 9 ..but I some what felt the 10th and felt the last two. I almost fainted. I broke out into cold sweat pale and they brought ice packs to put on my neck or head. Do it knocked out but as fast as possible. I dont know why they just don't go straight to a PET Scan instead of biopsy first. Maybe it is the cost
At 51min. Dr states that Testosterone accelerates the growth of prostate cancer. Can you have him provide the research that provides that information. That was a very profound statement. There's a lot of men on TRT me being one of them at age 60 that would like to learn more about that statement. PSA level at 5.1
Indeed! That's the number one question. does it or doesn't it. Is this statement supported by proper studies or is it simply a myth passed down by generations of MD's following Hodges and Huggins 1941 paper which evidence is building for it having been wrongly concluded.
I’m on TRT. My doc checked my PSA every 3 months after I started. He said if there’s a sharp increase it’s a indicator for prostate cancer, but he gave me the impression that if it didn’t increase shortly after starting, then I’m fine to be on TRT (if I’m remembering correctly)… I’m going to ask him about it next time I see him again. I’m curious if that gets checked every time we do bloodwork.
Advances with robotic and radiation are remarkable. Yet, the groundbreaking development Urologists are reluctant to discuss with patients, are focal approaches that are far less consequential. Why would folks want to accept bowel, urinary or erectile side effects, if given a choice? Will Focal laser, Tulsa Pro ablation or other focal approaches be discussed here
Is there strong evidence of the meat and prostate cancer risk? Wouldn't the traditional Maasai and Inuit peoples have super high rates of disease if so? I've known of men who were healthy well up into their 90's who ate meat for almost every meal.
Guessing it's the chemicals they're putting into the food nowadays. Seed oils, artificial sweeteners, tap water. It's the garbage in the foods. All the farmer's locally to me here in PA live well over life expectancy and die of something else other then prostate cancer. I think the prob goes deeper.
Ty. I have something to add for next episode. Could you please tell us your opinion on - - blood in the semen. - prostate massage on prostate health and on taking a sample to the Lab: - prostate vibrator, a sex toy to take care of the health: - topical finasteride. - post finasteride syndrome. It's interesting to know more; Ty!!!
I lost a testicle at age 19, then at age 30 I had a vasectomy. Although after my testicle loss, I did produce three healthy children. Does my situation increase or reduce my risk of prostate cancer. I am diabetic (type-2) very well controlled, I get blood work done 3 times yearly. I am currently 68 yrs of age and my PSA has been 0.3 my entire life.
I am 66 and my PSA has gone from 5.7 to 11,and then the next month it went back down to 5.3, up and down like a yo yo, so how can my PSA really be determined as this has gone up and down for a year now, and I have only had PSA test done since going to my urologist, and never have I had any digital rectal exams, because I had only a quick rectal exam at my first appointment with my urologist, and since then, only psa test, nothing else, and now I am scheduled for a transrectal biopsy, and I was thinking that I would have had test other than psa's and plain rectal exam , before jumping right into having a biopsy done, so is it normal for some urologist to do more testing, other than the basic rectal exam, and PSA test, before jumping into doing a biopsy?, I was just wondering, because as far as a digital rectal exam, or MRI scan, I have never had either.
Great people like Edward Schaeffer making a difference to humanity are the richest people on the planet...not the guys with 3 Porches and a super-yatcht.
I would highly recommend intermittent fasting, a whole foods plant based diet. Ground flax seeds 2 tablespoons per day. White button mushrooms cooked and mushroom powder. Turmeric, d3 with k2. No dairy. Green tea and black coffee. I had a prostatectomy BTW. Wish I would have had this information earlier.
You can listen to part of it and note the timestamp say after 45 minutes and then come back to finish if it’s important info for you to know. I’m a female and found the time to listen to it.
If you are not willing to invest 2 hours of your time to listen to this very important issue, I guess you do not value your health that much. Keep scrolling thru your IG feed.
I lost him at "eating meat and cancer" When people cure health problems by just eating meat, he should know better. How about eating carbs that inflame your colon?
You are keto, carnivore? He is just parroting studies that he is familiar with that show higher meat consumption with greater prostate cancer risk. Same with processed food and cancer risk. I'm sure in the future there will be more studies showing no correlation-causation between meat consumption and cancer. At least that is what the meat lobbyists are hoping.
I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of the guys who work in treating prostate health. They always have to choose between earning lots of money by making more surgeries but leaving man handicapped. I think I would be very poor if I worked in this.
Close to 2 hours of this and no mention of the medical technician whose job it is to slice these large and difficult tissue samples in 3 micrometer thick slices in a microtome - on a Sunday.
Another crappy specialist that has no time for real studies about cancer. Did you heard about proff. Thomas Seyfried's works? All the talk about cancer detection but no better treatment methods when even Hopkins himself has no idea about a cancer which is not a gene defect but is a metabolic disease.
@@cipriandobrea7369 Pharmacies have made those circles that won't let go hundreds billions busines , and dogs bark to support those pharmacies for a bone given.
Im 65 the finger test showed nothing except a slight enlargement of prostate..don't count on the finger test. And don't avoid doctor because of the finger test cause getting the bad news that its too late is like the saddest thing you will ever feel.The finger exam is like a few seconds. But because of a high PSA doctor wanted to do a biopsy on me ..and I did and I got the bad news. Then came the PET Scan (which showed it hadn't spread).
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ahhh another arrogant MD, can't wait
Sadly Dr. McDougall recently passed away. He is and will always remain my doctor, my go to for advice. His honesty, experience, insight and wisdom are a valuable resource when dealing with medical issues. Everyone, please search the video title I have placed between quote marks below. You can make up your own mind but please get information from ALL resources available. Remember it’s called the medical and pharmaceutical INDUSTRY for a reason. Best to all!
“Why Are We Misled About Prostate Cancer? Dr. McDougall's Expert Guide to Beating Prostate Cancer”
I agree, he is clueless but not his fault as he only knows what he has been trained to do....sadly
Dr. Schaeffer was my surgeon for my successful prostate cancer surgery which took place in 2023. He is my hero beyond words and he saved my life. I feel blessed to have had such a world renowned surgeon perform this surgery. He is a very special person and very meticulously explained the options in play. All of his staff are just wonderful. I’m still putting things in context now as a cancer survivor but I’m so grateful to Dr. Schaeffer and Northwestern. There is none better in the world in my opinion.
Agreed!
Is your sexual function the same as before?
I used to work with Dr. Schaeffer at Northwestern as a nurse. He is an amazing surgeon and super nice guy! OR 9 is “his” robot room for urology. So cool to see him on here with Rich Roll.
Been through all of this at 55yrs old. My team, from exams starting at age 45 through monitoring, surgery, and now radiation (on treatment # 19 out of 39 combined with orgovyx (ADT)), have been absolutely fantastic. My GP, Urologist, Radiation oncologists, physical therapist, dietitian - top of their game. Thankful for them all. I feel great and looking forward to many more years of enjoying very active life.
And enjoying active sex life? After all of that?
Imagine, that you could avoid all of that simply using fenbendazole, ivermectin, turkey tail mushrooms, turmeric... just imagine
@@Skwarek-wp8dc Fantasy is a wonderful thing to have in small doses.
Surgery AND radiation?
@iconoclast6994 plus chemo: adt
Great interview - Dr Schaeffer reminds me how so many medical professionals are literally heroes.
It reminds me of how exceptional Schaeffer is compared to the run of the mill urologist that you are far more likely to encounter.
This is good advice. My husband is fighting a wildfire prostate cancer. His psa was 850! When he was admitted to the hospital internally hemorrhaging. He ignored his original psa of 10 years ago because everyone was saying psa doesn't matter.
Dr. Schaeffer is an expert on surgical treatment of prostate cancer but he is no expert on prostate cancer screening nor prevention. The USPTF which is the expert organization on medical screening does NOT recommend routine screening for prostate CA. Urologists may disagree, but they have an inherent financial conflict of interest. Over half of men over age 70 have prostate cancer which will not likely kill them. Routine screening leads to unnecessary harm from biopsies, surgery, and chemo that will NOT affect lifespan but will cause injury resulting in bladder incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Don't fall prey to the medical industrial complex. I am a physician.
When you talk about routine screening, what are you referring to? What is the procedure for routine screening?
Thank you so much for your comment. As a family physician, I was disappointed that there was no mention of why he deviates from the American Urological association guidelines. The American Academy of Family Physicians guidelines recommend against routine screening for prostate cancer.
“ The American Urological Association recommends that men aged 55 to 69 years with a life expectancy of more than 10 to 15 years be informed of the benefits and harms of screening and engage in shared decision making with their clinicians, taking into account each man’s values and preferences. It notes that to reduce the harms of screening, the screening interval should be 2 or more years. The American Urological Association also notes that decisions about screening, including potentially starting screening before age 55 years, should be individual ones for African American men and men with a family history of prostate cancer”.
@@victorm.perezmora2624 PSA blood test
Plus incredible amount of stress that is immunosuppressive. Imo.
Sadly his advice is outdated like many primary care doctors. The USPSTF no longer advises against it and sadly over the time they did many men missed the opportunity to be diagnosed with curable disease and were diagnosed with advanced disease and today are dying from the disease. If you are a healthy man with a life expectancy of over 10 years you should be tested especially if you are at higher risk because have African ancestry or a positive family history. Half of men who die from prostate cancer are diagnosed after the age 75!! If you are healthy and have a PSA at age 75 of over 3 you need to continue testing
My PSA was 5.5. Doctor scared the hell out of me and sent me to a urologist where I had several biopsies taken. Result: no cancer …that was great news, but the stress, after effects and costs were almost beyond dealing with. I’m 73 years old - Swim 1 mile, run/walk 1.5 miles every day and stick with a Mediterranean diet (pure vegetarian diet gives me painful gastritis). I’m not on any prescription drugs. I’m not telling not to get a biopsy, but I now know there are many other less invasive procedures offered today that were no offered even 5- years ago when I had my procedure done. Do your research before you become one of the sheep.
Very similar story. Elevated PSA (5.2) in my early 50s and the urologist sent me directly to a biopsy. It was horrible. Later I found out that there are some other avenues that he could have chosen. I firmly believe that he wanted to charge my insurance for the procedure. I never went back to him.
My psa was 6,i had a biopsy, stage 3.
@@Jzsonsdo you try Thomas Seyfried protocol as well now?
@@Jzsons what was your age with PSA of 6? Six is not abnormal for age 70 or above. Your prostate continues to grow, the larger the prostate the higher the PSA value for a normal prostate. More important is the PSA score relative to prostate size and the change in PSA with time. You need an MRI to get the size and that's ridiculously expensive in the USA. Have it done in Brazil for a tiny fraction of the cost. (Or in any developed country, other than the U.S.)
@@piezoe Quite right. Over treatment is a serious issue with matters of the prostate.
Very important… why no time codes! So many men won’t watch a two hour interview!
Must be a computer issue.......I see the time codes .......viewing NOW at 9:54 AM 8/28/24
This is a high value podcast. 56 yo with a family history of PC. This was very informative. Thank you so much for putting this out there....
Informative and optimistic discussion.
18 months ago I was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. PSA was 525(!).
I went on ADT's (Nubeqa and Orgovyx) and signed on to a Lutetium trial. Now, my PSA is below 0.1, there haven't been new lesions for 18 months, and I've managed to maintain and increase muscle and manage bone density with diet and rigorous exercise. Impact on libido neglible, and not drastiuc impact on erectile function. Initially, drop in T (to virtually zero) ushered in a period of depression where emotions were heavily amplified.
I like the analogy of the prostate cancer future being akin to living with HIV and dying with it, not from it.
To avoid postrate problems, stimulate your organ regularly when you reach the age of 50 until your last days .( For men )
You mean have a w4nk at least four times a week?
Don't wait until your 50
Wow! I am not a podcast person, but am very grateful for your time on this discussion. I was recently diagnosed and find this talk very helpful. I have learned quite a bit. Thank you.
My surgeon. The best. Top of his game.
17:47 is the salient lifestyle point and agrees very much with "The China Study" book, which is also awesome.
Ben Stiller was very lucky to have you as his surgeon.
Very high PSA, mine was removed july 7, 2000. Still looking good
Well done. What was a very high PSA for you?
As a 57 kg 57 year old cyclist this has been great information. Thank you so much. I get a full blood check up every 2 years but now may change that to annually.
Cycling is a great stress release and on Zwift great entertainment. If you use Zwift what's ya best time up the Alpe de Zwift? 41.59 is mine . Cheers from New Zealand 👍👍
I had a doc training others on robotic laproscopic prostatectomy and used the technique for my nephrectomy 🎉 Lots less invasive and much quicker healing for having kidney removed.
Dairy is a big risk factor as is the standard American diet for prostate ca.
Show us the proof
@@Skwarek-wp8dc There is the prospective Finnish study. Just go to pub med and do a search. There are others
@@Skwarek-wp8dc China Study
How does ejaculation influence prostate health? Any studies on this? Like frequency studies.
This is a supper important question! Several recent large studies of men on TRT hint at maintaining normal levels of Testosterone being associated with lower incidence of Prostate Cancers. Most likely those with higher levels of Testosterone ejaculate more frequently regardless of age, i.e., it's possible there is a correlation between ejaculation frequency and prostate health. If that's true, the question becomes whether the ejaculation frequency is causative or just incidental. At Johns Hopkins there is a current Study using Testosterone to treat PC! This turns on its head the standard thinking among urologists. Everything regarding PC and Testosterone goes back to one particular 1940s paper by Hodges and Huggins. The evidence is building that the conclusion drawn in that paper is wrong. (you can access this paper via the NIH site PubMed, but the paper is behind a pay wall. )
There is a video on the Diary Of A CEO channel which talks about it. The urologist guest said studies show that ejuaculation plays a negligible role.
In other talks he said to ejaculate 20 times a month and possibly keeping testosterone and estrogen at youthful ratios.
Wonderful podcast 🎉congratulations as an individual and as a doctor very good interview
I totally agree!
Superb video. Thanks much!!
No word on post vasectomy pain?
There are risks to every operation!
Never heard a real discussion on how high the risks really are.
All the studies i have seen have double digit percentages but it is hard to dissect on how much is due to bad surgeons, basic dangers during the procedure or how the body reacts to the changes afterwards.
He also did not mention anything about the potential risk of prostate cancer associated with vasectomy.
Terrific interview but I wish the doc would have talked more about what foods elevate or are unhealthy for the prostate. Processed or charred meats yes but what else? I'm sure there's a list. :)
Do you mind to share which foods that elevates
I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm hoping it will make everyone stop looking for a reason why someone gets cancer. I've just finished 4 weeks of radiotherapy for prostate cancer and will continue with 2 years of hormone reduction therapy. I'm 64, fit and healthy. I had no symptoms at all except a slightly elevated PSA. It was curative RT so I'm staying positive and hopeful.
Whilst getting radiotherapy I met people with lung cancer who'd never smoked in their lives. A moderate drinker and non smoker with oesophageal cancer. Yes, do everything you can to avoid cancer but it can still happen to you. Get screened/checked guys.
Just to avoid some confusion - I live in Scotland so an MRI cost me nothing. That showed a growth. The biopsy cost me nothing. That confirmed cancer. 2 years of hormone treatment will cost me nothing. 20 radiotherapy treatment cost me nothing. Today my PSA is 0.028. It was 11. Everyone telling me getting tested is a waste of time I can't agree with.
Your recommendations are misguided and uninformed
@intelasset hi. The limits seem to be different in different countries. For years my PSA was about 0.7-9 above the limit for my age. So instead of 3 it was 3.7. But after a few years of not bothering to get it checked it went up to 11. It should have been below 5. It's impossible for me to know if it crept up or suddenly jumped. Thankfully the cancer had not spread.
All the best.
@@newfguy1826 I'm speaking from my experience and had I not been sent for a PSA test and then MRI, my life would be very different.
@newfguy1826 ??? Am I misunderstanding that the gentleman you are berating has diagnosed prostate cancer and not just a high PSA test?? Before screaming more about how cancer screening is the devil, hospitals are in profit mode, go start your own solution-based channel. I may be one of the first to listen to your channel. Otherwise, I'm going with the information this expert has presented.
@@slackeratslack What did we do before the PSA test in 1992? A test meant for lab work not prostate screening.
What an amazing man! Great interview
Perfect timing!
Great interview and valuable information.
Great interview!
please ask Dr. Schaeffer about the TURP procedure
Great information, gonna try find your channel, Thanks Dr Schaffer, still ? Like what would small prostate cancer look like on imaging/ MRI OR CT
What about a video on OCD?
Advances with robotic and radiation are remarkable.
Yet, the groundbreaking developments that Surgeons and Radiation Oncologists are reluctant to discuss with patients, are focal approaches that are far less consequential.
Why would folks want to accept bowel, urinary or erectile side effects, if given a choice?
Will Focal laser, Tulsa Pro ablation or other focal approaches be discussed here?
Great info, this doc has allot of experience. Saw him also on Pete Attia podcast too. This is the guy you want if you have to have Surgury as his number and technique improves over time. Meaning he has performed 1000+ and his main man that taught him passed the knowledge down as well. Vegan diet will bring your number down, it worked for me. Had high PSA and have had over 5 year span 2 biopsies after prostrate MRI (which really was not bad) entertained guests that nite and had no cancer. Ever 6mo do PSA and blood woik for apo b Gotta stay on top of it. I’m 70 now …..
thank you for your help
It's a great podcast and very informative. I have to go with my husband in two days to find out about his prostate biopsie results.
Super Dr Narrator
Awesome! I sent this to my brothers and brother in law. And their wives lol! Bc the men won’t follow up but the women will.
Biopsy..my brother did it knocked out..I think best way. I did it awake cause I wanted it done right away. It took overall about a half an hour.
The anesthesia did not quite reach the whole prostate and I didn't feel the first 9 ..but I some what felt the 10th and felt the last two.
I almost fainted. I broke out into cold sweat pale and they brought ice packs to put on my neck or head.
Do it knocked out but as fast as possible. I dont know why they just don't go straight to a PET Scan instead of biopsy first.
Maybe it is the cost
Biopsies spread tumors. Avoid if possible.
At 51min. Dr states that Testosterone accelerates the growth of prostate cancer. Can you have him provide the research that provides that information. That was a very profound statement. There's a lot of men on TRT me being one of them at age 60 that would like to learn more about that statement. PSA level at 5.1
Indeed! That's the number one question. does it or doesn't it. Is this statement supported by proper studies or is it simply a myth passed down by generations of MD's following Hodges and Huggins 1941 paper which evidence is building for it having been wrongly concluded.
Follow Dr Morganthaler’s urology talks on this. Def needs to be more mainstream.
I’m on TRT. My doc checked my PSA every 3 months after I started. He said if there’s a sharp increase it’s a indicator for prostate cancer, but he gave me the impression that if it didn’t increase shortly after starting, then I’m fine to be on TRT (if I’m remembering correctly)…
I’m going to ask him about it next time I see him again. I’m curious if that gets checked every time we do bloodwork.
Thanks🎉🎉
Advances with robotic and radiation are remarkable.
Yet, the groundbreaking development Urologists are reluctant to discuss with patients, are focal approaches that are far less consequential.
Why would folks want to accept bowel, urinary or erectile side effects, if given a choice?
Will Focal laser, Tulsa Pro ablation or other focal approaches be discussed here
The biopsy itself causes infection problems. You can spend 3 to 4 weeks of pain and presumably risk after the biopsy.
Get a transerineal biopsy. Virtually no risk of infection.
The quality of Mormon Stories videos are simply phenomenal.
Is there strong evidence of the meat and prostate cancer risk? Wouldn't the traditional Maasai and Inuit peoples have super high rates of disease if so? I've known of men who were healthy well up into their 90's who ate meat for almost every meal.
Guessing it's the chemicals they're putting into the food nowadays. Seed oils, artificial sweeteners, tap water. It's the garbage in the foods. All the farmer's locally to me here in PA live well over life expectancy and die of something else other then prostate cancer. I think the prob goes deeper.
I doubt it. Just one cell needs to have an error when dividing to get the ball rolling.
They are always trying to blame meat!
No mention of milk consumption which is a surprise to me…
Did he say anything about how to prevent it? I didn't hear that...
Ty. I have something to add for next episode. Could you please tell us your opinion on -
- blood in the semen.
- prostate massage on prostate health and on taking a sample to the Lab:
- prostate vibrator, a sex toy to take care of the health:
- topical finasteride.
- post finasteride syndrome. It's interesting to know more;
Ty!!!
Saying that changing your diet at a later date does not help. Is wrong?
Do they know where to get Kangen water machine ?
I lost a testicle at age 19, then at age 30 I had a vasectomy. Although after my testicle loss, I did produce three healthy children. Does my situation increase or reduce my risk of prostate cancer. I am diabetic (type-2) very well controlled, I get blood work done 3 times yearly. I am currently 68 yrs of age and my PSA has been 0.3 my entire life.
I am 66 and my PSA has gone from 5.7 to 11,and then the next month it went back down to 5.3, up and down like a yo yo, so how can my PSA really be determined as this has gone up and down for a year now, and I have only had PSA test done since going to my urologist, and never have I had any digital rectal exams, because I had only a quick rectal exam at my first appointment with my urologist, and since then, only psa test, nothing else, and now I am scheduled for a transrectal biopsy, and I was thinking that I would have had test other than psa's and plain rectal exam , before jumping right into having a biopsy done, so is it normal for some urologist to do more testing, other than the basic rectal exam, and PSA test, before jumping into doing a biopsy?, I was just wondering, because as far as a digital rectal exam, or MRI scan, I have never had either.
Why do inuit not suffer from prostate cancer???
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Great people like Edward Schaeffer making a difference to humanity are the richest people on the planet...not the guys with 3 Porches and a super-yatcht.
I was just diagnosed with Gleason 6. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. Watch, radiation, or surgery. MY PSA WAS 4.1.
Take your records and make an appointment with a urologist at Hopkins or Northwestern.
Whatever you do, don't rush your decision.
I would highly recommend intermittent fasting, a whole foods plant based diet. Ground flax seeds 2 tablespoons per day. White button mushrooms cooked and mushroom powder. Turmeric, d3 with k2. No dairy. Green tea and black coffee. I had a prostatectomy BTW. Wish I would have had this information earlier.
@ wow, do you think it really works?
@ Was it robotic or open?
Is there a summary of this please? 2 hours is too much.
You can listen to part of it and note the timestamp say after 45 minutes and then come back to finish if it’s important info for you to know. I’m a female and found the time to listen to it.
If you are not willing to invest 2 hours of your time to listen to this very important issue, I guess you do not value your health that much. Keep scrolling thru your IG feed.
Have you been screened for ADD?
I lost him at "eating meat and cancer" When people cure health problems by just eating meat, he should know better. How about eating carbs that inflame your colon?
You are keto, carnivore? He is just parroting studies that he is familiar with that show higher meat consumption with greater prostate cancer risk. Same with processed food and cancer risk. I'm sure in the future there will be more studies showing no correlation-causation between meat consumption and cancer. At least that is what the meat lobbyists are hoping.
Is milk and yoghurt elevate prostate?
I’m 52. Never had a colonoscopy never will.
That's just sad.
He lost me at "need to control your cholesterol" and that meats are bad for you.
Too bad for you. Good advice.
@@rezedent9104 Unfortunately that is 60's medicine. A lot has changed lately, with the research and studies.
Is oligometastasis curable
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I wouldn't want to be in the shoes of the guys who work in treating prostate health. They always have to choose between earning lots of money by making more surgeries but leaving man handicapped.
I think I would be very poor if I worked in this.
I don’t like these macrophones. I prefer the microphones pinned on shirts.
One can prevent P-Cancer, I did not hear any issues about this question?!
Processed food?
My psa is 40.9. Is that a certainty of prostate cancer?
Have you had biopsy?
@Goldroger_01 not yet. Dr. Has ordered a urinalysis and ct scan
Not yet. Having a urinalysis and ct scan.
@@charlesfoster5550 what is your Urologist advice?
This Thursday is urinalysis. This Friday is CT scan. I am of course scared. But I will live with whatever I am told.
So the gland that can help birth a human being can be also deadly!
Close to 2 hours of this and no mention of the medical technician whose job it is to slice these large and difficult tissue samples in 3 micrometer thick slices in a microtome - on a Sunday.
No offense to the doc but Peter Thiel is not a nice guy.
$5000 USD to have an MRI? Is that for real?
Very interesting interview but I cannot shake the idea that it is one long infomercial. He pushes a lot of what his hospital offers.
Another crappy specialist that has no time for real studies about cancer. Did you heard about proff. Thomas Seyfried's works? All the talk about cancer detection but no better treatment methods when even Hopkins himself has no idea about a cancer which is not a gene defect but is a metabolic disease.
Exactly.
Seyfried talks in circles.
@@cipriandobrea7369 Pharmacies have made those circles that won't let go hundreds billions busines , and dogs bark to support those pharmacies for a bone given.
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Is this Dr vegan?
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Im 65 the finger test showed nothing except a slight enlargement of prostate..don't count on the finger test.
And don't avoid doctor because of the finger test cause getting the bad news that its too late
is like the saddest thing you will ever feel.The finger exam is like a few seconds.
But because of a high PSA doctor wanted to do a biopsy on me ..and I did and I got the bad news.
Then came the PET Scan (which showed it hadn't spread).