Where is David? Prostate cancer hits the rich and famous as well as the not so famous
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News of Andrew Lloyd Weber's prostate cancer sent shivers down the collective spine of fans awaiting the February, 2010 opening of his Phantom of the Opera sequel, Love Never Dies. At age 61, Weber's prognosis is good; the disease was caught early. He, like Lance Armstrong, will likely live to generate more exciting accomplishments for the world to enjoy.
Meanwhile, David Shirley hung out in Portland, Oregon with its wonderful International Museum of Carousel Art, which I so enjoyed back in the 80s. I guess it is undergoing a location change and isn't currently open. But David was able to visit the Portland Zoo.
I called his Mom, my sister in law Nancy, who is jet lagged from her two week trip to China with the Red Thread Charities noted in my Twisp hub. Nanc told me David is staying with friends for a few days, as he is experiencing a lot of pain. He has overstressed the lateral side of his knees in his trek across North America to raise prostate cancer awareness.
Which returned me to wondering what other famous men have contracted this disease and how did it turn out for them?
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Famous Men who died of Prostate Cancer
Bill Bixby: Diagnosed in 1991. He succumbed to the disease on November 21, 1993.
Robert Frost: Frost entered a Boston hospital in ill health. Doctors found cancer in his prostate and bladder. He suffered a pulmonary embolism on December 23, 1962 and died on January 29 in Boston.
Langston Hughes: Died on May 22, 1967 at the age of 65 after complications from abdominal surgery related to prostate cancer.
Johnny Ramone: The Ramones guitarist died in 2004 at the age of 55 after a five-year battle with the disease.
Pierre Elliot Trudeau: The Prime Minister of Canada died of prostate cancer in 2000 at the age of 80.
Frank Zappa: Died of complications from the disease on December 4, 1993 at the age of 52.
A long list of famous men who have survived the disease, including those cited in the links below, can be found at http://www.healthdiaries.com/famous-prostate.htm
A not so famous couple share what they learned
Famous Men who survived and went on to raise awareness for Prostate Cancer
- Harry Belafonte Speaks Up Against Prostate Cancer
The man, who popularized calypso music, was faced with the reality of this disease eight years ago at the age of 69. - Bob Dole, Pitchman for Erectile Dysfunction | Healthfacts | Find Articles at BNET
Bob Dole, Pitchman for Erectile Dysfunction, a misguided effort. - Louis Farrakhan Prostate Cancer Foundation
Prostate cancer information, prostate cancer symptoms, prostate cancer treatments. - Robert Goulet\'s Official Website
Diagnosed in 1993 with the disease, Mr. Goulet has since played a leading role among our nation's celebrities in breaking the silence that has kept prostate health from getting the attention it deserves. - PhilLesh.net - Hotline
Phil had surgery on Tuesday, December 5th at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, the leading center for prostate cancer and urology health in the US.
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Where is David? Prostate cancer hits the rich and famous as well as the not so famous in the News
- PSA Value At 2 Years Post-Treatment Can Predict Long-Term Survival In Prostate Cancer PatientsredOrbit4 hours ago
Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) are less likely to have a cancer recurrence and cancer-related death, according to a study in the December 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for ...
- PSA value at 2 years post-treatment can predict long-term survival in prostate cancer patientsEurekAlert!12 hours ago
( American Society for Radiation Oncology ) Prostate cancer patients who have a prostate-specific antigen value of less than or equal to 1.5 at two years after external beam radiation therapy are less likely to have a cancer recurrence and cancer-related death, according to a study in the December 1 issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, the official journal ...
- Fighting Prostate Cancer With Speed And Accuracy: RapidArc(R) Radiotherapy Available At The Delaware Valley Urology ...Medical News Today17 hours ago
Former New Jersey Assemblyman Francis Bodine was surprised and delighted when his radiotherapy treatment sessions for prostate cancer went from about 20 minutes each day to less than five. Midway through his course of treatment, doctors at the Delaware Valley Urology Cancer Center acquired the region's first RapidArc® radiotherapy technology from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), making it ...
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Ralph, I am so happy to hear you have been free of cancer over 5 years! This is wonderful. I hope men who check out this site click on your recommendations. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Hi S - didn't realise so many celebrities had prostrate cancer. Love that Zappa video :)
Here's to David and his cause!
Thanks, Shalini. I was surprised, too!
Ralph Deeds says:
5 weeks ago
Interesting information. My understanding is that nearly all men get prostate cancer if they live long enough, but most of them die of something else because most prostate cancers are slow growing and usually not fatal in contrast to other cancers such as lung cancer or pancreatic cancer. The problem is that the pathologists and urologists haven't figured out a sure way to distinguish the minority of the dangerous, aggressive prostate cancers from the less dangerous, slow growing ones. So, a lot of people are getting pretty invasive treatments accompanied too often by unpleasant side effects. [I was diagnosed with prostate cancer 6 years ago and apparently successfully treated with radiation. I have a yearly check up. As a result I've done a lot of reading on the subject. As a result of a National Cancer Institute study my radiation oncologist has been on a bit of a crusade to encourage men over 55 to take finasteride--Proscar--as a preventive of prostate cancer. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finasteride]
Nice job on these hubs, btw!