DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2017.01.000110
*Corresponding author:
Charles (Chuck) Maack, Prostate Cancer Continuing Patient/Advocate/Activist/Mentor, USAReceived: May 22, 2017 Published: May 25, 2017
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Please recognize that I am not a Medical Doctor. Rather, as a medical detective, I have been an avid student researching and studying prostate cancer as a survivor and continuing patient since 1992. I have dedicated my retirement years to continued research and study in order to serve as an advocate for prostate cancer awareness, and, from an activist patient’s viewpoint, to voluntarily help patients, caregivers, and others interested develop an understanding of prostate cancer, its treatment options, and the treatment of the side effects that often accompany treatment. There is absolutely no charge for my mentoring - I provide this free service as one who has been there and hoping to make your journey one with better understanding and knowledge than was available to me when I was diagnosed so many years ago. Importantly, readers of this paper must understand that the comments or recommendations I make are not intended to be the procedure to blindly follow; rather, they are to be reviewed as my opinion, and then used for further personal research, study, and subsequent discussion with the medical professional/physician providing your prostate cancer care.
Keywords: RaLRP: Robot assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy; IMRT: Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; IGRT: Image Guided Radiation Therapy; HIFU: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound