Sunday mornings

Gotta love Sunday mornings. Sleep in, read the newspaper, coffee, relax. Not much to report right now. My next PSA will be in January. The anxiety isn't too bad yet.

This morning I'm reading "The Tao of Chess" and practicing some moves on Gameknot where you can find me playing as Replicannt (note the extra "n"). There are always lots of people to play, the atmosphere (I find) is much more civil than on Yahoo games, and the interface is terrific. If you use the link above and get a premium subscription, I will get a free month, but you can certainly have a lot of fun without paying a dime.

Also trying out some Clic Magnetic reading glasses. They're great, but since you are most likely a man reading this, I would encourage you to get the large size. I bought the regular size and they're almost too small. Otherwise they're a very cool invention. You can see them worn on CSI.

FHLW

Check out the new Faith-Love-Hope-Win website, http://www.flhw.org . FLHW is a non-profit organization that raises money to fight advanced prostate cancer. They deserve the support of the prostate cancer community (hint: order some blue bracelets from them!)

Few Side Effects Found From Radiation Treatment Given After Prostate Cancer Surgery

ScienceDaily (2009-09-29) -- The largest single-institution study of its kind has found few complications in prostate cancer patients treated with radiotherapy after surgery to remove the prostate. Men in this study received radiotherapy after a prostate-specific antigen test following surgery indicated their cancer had recurred.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928131212.htm#

Larry King

If you missed last night's Larry King Live, here is a transcript:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0908/21/lkl.01.html
The whole show was about prostate cancer.

Proton Cancer Therapy Accelerates

Interesting news story on CBS.com

"...new research being developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which could reduce the size of proton accelerator machines from that of a football field to that of a traditional X-ray machine, could soon make proton therapy more easily accessible to all."

off topic: cool music video

Stand By Me from Mike Yates on Vimeo.

How to Estimate Your Prostate Cancer Cure Odds

I've just written an article on eHow that summarizes the tools (nomograms, tables, etc) that help you predict how far prostate cancer has spread, and the likelihood of successful primary treatment. "How to Estimate Your Prostate Cancer Cure Odds"