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Wellness Unmasked: Dr. Nicole Saphier on Prostate Cancer Awareness and Scott Adams’ Story
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Dr. Nicole Safire
Welcome to wellness unmasked. I'm Dr. Nicole Safire and I'm very excited that you joined us this week. An interesting topic today, it is November, so that means it is Movember, which means that the Men's Health Month, you may see more people walking around with facial hair, mustaches. It's kind of that time of year. Instead of all the pink during October for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, people are growing facial hair in November as a reminder that men's health matters too. And in the same vein, something very interesting happened to me, a non man, this past week. So if you recall, we had Scott Adams on the podcast a couple months ago. Now, Scott Adams is, he probably is most well known for being the Dilbert creator, the comic strip. He's also written several books. He's widely known in a lot of various different circles. I actually love listening to him. He does these morning live streams on social media. It's called like Coffee with Scott. And you know, he's just, he is just so real and he just talks to you about everything that he's reading, everything that he's thinking. After President Biden earlier this year came out with his diagnosis of prostate cancer, Scott Adams decided to also share with the world that he too had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. And just like President Biden, Scott was diagnosed with metastatic or stage four advanced prostate cancer. It had metastasized. It had left his prostate and had gone to his bones. So when he was diagnosed, and by the way, you can go back to our episode with Scott where he goes into all details of this. Scott was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. You know, he was kind of given some unfavorable statistics and he decided he didn't necessarily want to undergo some of the treatments. He had some concerns about taking anti testosterone therapy. What was, what would this do to him? So he decided not to do the standard treatments that were being recommended. He did try some unconventional treatments, which after about a month, I guess they, they noticed that his lab values were not only not getting better, but they were getting worse. So Scott stopped the unconventional treatments and decided to try what was being recommended by his physicians. And in Scott's own words, once he actually started taking those medications, it was like his pain completely went away. He was actually considering suicide because of the amount of pain he was in and that he just did not feel like there was any hope. And then the next day he was taking medication, and all of a sudden he felt fine again. And he got cats, and he's still live streaming, but again, you can go back to the podcast, you can go through all of those details. What happened in the last week was Scott took to social media. So one of the big things that happened after his diagnosis was President Trump called him and he tells us all about it in the first episode. One of the things President Trump said to him, if I can ever do something for you, let me know. Now, people say that to people all the time, and they don't really mean it. If you know Donald Trump, you know he means it. Scott was finding himself having difficulty getting scheduled for this new treatment that he had been approved of. His insurance company approved it, which, by the way, that's the biggest hurdle when it comes to health care in general, is getting past the insurance companies. Well, the insurance companies approved the medication, this treatment for Scott, but he was having a hard time getting it scheduled because it wasn't like just going to your pharmacy and taking a pill. It's actually a radionuclide targeted therapy. And I'll tell you a little bit more about that. But. So there were a lot of logistics, but Scott was decompensating, and he talked about this on social media. And so he reached out on social media, he said, it's Sunday or Saturday, whatever day it was, it was the weekend. And I'm going to reach out to President Trump on Monday. I'm gonna let him know I need help, because Kaiser of California, they're not getting it done, and I'm not doing well. Well, you should have seen the storm that went across social media. You had Donald Trump Jr. RFK Jr. Everyone was on it. Scott got personal calls by all these people. I was talking to him offline a little bit. We all wanted to help, anything that we could do. And the good news is Scott already started the treatment. And according to him, he just finished his sixth round. So it's pretty incredible. But what I wanted to tell you about that was the person who was kind of the person who was Scott's point person when he was trying the unconventional treatments before he decided to go and start taking some of the medications this person went on this tirade on social media saying this treatment's not going to work for him. He didn't follow what I'm saying to do or like something. I don't even remember the exact thing, but it was just so inappropriate. So I decided to, I don't know, sometimes I, sometimes I'm feeling a little saucy, sometimes most of the time I'm not. But it really upset me that this guy did this because I'll be honest, I have a lot of people who come in saying that they're doing what this guy talks about doing. It's taking some of those anti parasitic medications for their cancer. And they don't, they don't take the recommendations of the standard treatments, they're just taking the anti parasitics. Now I'm not saying that this guy says that's what you should do. I'm just telling you what people do. Scott Adams being one of them. Some of the other patients I've seen being other ones. It's, they forego what's being recommended, the standard of care to try these medications that are being touted online by certain people as these miracle drugs. And so unfortunately for a lot of people, all people that I have seen personally, it doesn't work for. And it gets worse. Now, are there some studies that have shown that if you take these anti parasitic medications that it can help you? Yeah, especially in studies that are done in areas of the world where there's a huge parasite overload. You think, you think getting rid of parasites might help you fight off cancer? Absolutely. And by the way, if I had a terminal cancer, I'd probably take everything I possibly could. I would take the standard of medicine and maybe I would try these other things too. It's possible. So what this guy said was I tried to help Scott Adams and his stage four prostate cancer. Scott quit after one month, blah, blah, blah. He goes on. He also tried to hurt thousands of other cancer patients in the process as well. I forgive him, blah, blah, blah. And then he's going to say that he pioneered this new treatment therapy that Scott is going to do and he's like, it's not going to work. I wish it would, but it won't. Not even, no one, not even President Trump is going to offer to him what I can do. And like, I'm paraphrasing what he said, but he went on and on and on. And you know what, you know what Scott Adams doesn't need in that moment as he is actively dying from advanced cancer. He doesn't need some guy who's just trying to get famous off of social media. He can't to say like, oh, it's not going to work for you, but I'm the only one. I'm your savior. It's actually disgusting in my opinion. So I took his post and I said, scott quit after one month because it wasn't working and the cancer was progressing. I know this because he told me on my podcast. He now suffers from advanced cancer which may have been avoided had he not wasted this month and started evidence based treatment sooner. I'm not opposed to off label use when fighting for your life, but it shouldn't delay regimens with proven results. Yeah, I stand by what I said. And this guy went cuckoo like for Cocoa Puffs. He starts posting all over, I'm going to sue her and blah blah blah. And if she doesn't issue a public apology by this time and this time I'm to unleash this legal fury. Blah blah, blah, blah blah. It was like, it was a lot needless to stay the and then, and then there was like this massive attack on me from all of his followers. He has a lot. I mean, people listen if you are promising that you have a cheap, easy cure for cancer and all of us who work in the cancer industry that we're the villains and we're just these puppets of big pharma and big blah blah, blah, blah blah. But you're the guy. You're the one guy who's fighting us all and you're here to save the day. Yeah, you get a following. I mean, you've seen how cults work. And I get it when people are scared and something's happening. With cancer, you want every possibility. I get it. I absolutely do. This guy is volatile and hostile. So these people all kind of came at me on social media. Good news is social media does not dictate my life. And the amount of likes or followers I have is not. Does not weigh in on my overall physical, mental health or just happiness in general. I actually wish that a lot of these doctors on social media who were coming out yelling at me that they would actually just spend a little bit less time on social media and maybe more time on science and seeing patients in the real world. And then someone brought up a tweet that I put out from like four years ago. I mean, I'm telling you, as was a doctor, like, who has the time? But by all means, if you want to go through my Twitter feed for the last five years, I think I've Been on it for, like, nine years. You have a ways to go. She posted, like, one tweet that I put out, which I don't even remember doing four years. Feels like 40 years ago at this point. And I said something like, the New York Yankees and the New York Mets should just have a game. Like, hold a game where the vaccinated can go and they can do a lottery based on what day you got your vaccine. Like, that was it. And so it's interesting. And I was looking at my calendar, I'm like, why would I even put that? Like, that's so weird. Like, how random am I talking about the Yankees and the Mets? But I remember what was happening during that time. The spring season had just started, and we always take our kids every year to spring training and then to the games, and still when it's really cold out. And I remember we took our kids during that time, and it was awful. It was awful. The vaccines had just come out. Not for the kids, but. So you had. All adults had to be vaccinated. The lines you had to go through, it was terrible. Everyone had to wear a mask. There was like, 10 seats in between. Like, it was the most unenjoyable experience ever. And I think. I can't really remember, but I think my thought process was, why don't you? And by the way, this. The industry wasn't going to survive that way, right? You have this stadium built for tens of thousands of people or however many it is, and there was, like, hundreds of us, and it was awful. It was an unenjoyable experience. No one had a good time, and it wasn't going to last. So, like, have a game where all the vaccinated could go. Then can the rest of us just, like, go and watch baseball and eat hot dogs in peace? Obviously, that I don't. Wasn't communicated during that message, but. So this doctor posted it. She's like, never forget. Like, never forget what? Like, it was like, oh, the drama. But then. So then her followers started going, malpractice. You should be sued and spend the rest of your life in prison. And I'm like, what are you talking about? And then they're like, you were pushing the mandates. You're listening to Wellness en Masse. We'll be right back with more.
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Everytown for Gun Safety Spokesperson
Mothers, fathers, children, friends. Gun violence affects us all. Every day in America, 125 people are shot and killed. But behind every statistic is a story. A child who never made it to their next birthday, a parent who will never walk through the front door. Again, a survivor who carries invisible scars. At Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, we believe in a different future. One where kids can learn without fear. Where we can enjoy the movies or a concert without looking for the nearest exit. Where common sense gun laws protect lives. We are a movement of nearly 11 million Americans, moms, students, veterans, survivors standing together to end gun violence. We've helped pass life saving laws in states across the country and we're just getting started. But we can't do it alone. Your support powers this movement. It fuels our advocacy and grassroots action and it saves lives. If you believe in a safer Future, go to Everytown.org and donate today. That's Everytown.org because together we can build a future free from gun violence.
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Ed Helms and Cal Penn
Hey everyone, Ed Helms here and hi, I'm Cal Penn and we're the of Irsay, The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. This week on the podcast I am sitting down with Jenny Garth, host of the iHeart podcast. I choose me to discuss the new Audible adaptation of the timeless Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. This is not a trick question. There's no wrong answer. What role would I play?
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Dr. Nicole Safire
You know what?
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Everytown for Gun Safety Spokesperson
I can see you as Mr. Darcy.
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Dr. Nicole Safire
You got a little Colin Firth.
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Ed Helms and Cal Penn
Okay, that's really sweet. I appreciate that, but are you sure I'm not the dad? I'm not Mr. Bennett here, listen to earsay the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dr. Nicole Safire
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Dr. Nicole Safire
Ross, work your magic. Obviously, these are all either bots or just incredibly uninformed, but that's what they do, right? These are clickbait posts. So I'm like, and I'm not going to defend myself. Like, you really think that that's a good use of my time to sit and respond to all of these whatevers who are saying factually incorrect statements? Some of them are probably bots and other ones are probably not mentally with it. The bottom line is, you know, we all learned a lot during COVID And one of the things for me, I was on TV many times a day, every single day. And it was tough because I was learning information on the fly like the rest of the world was. And I got some things right, I got some things wrong. But at the end of the day, I'm very comfortable in how I handled it. Was I wiping down packages? Yeah, I did for a couple days. Does that seem ridiculous now? Kind of. But I mean, it was a coronavirus. I have a degree in immunology. Contact surface transmission is a thing. I didn't know much about the virus when it first started, so I did. When the vaccines were first coming out, I was a staunch supporter, Operation Warp Speed because I knew the level of bureaucratic and administrative bloat and hurdles that came with drug manufacturing and getting things approved. So, yeah, President Trump is getting involved. Yeah, I trusted the money, the science, it was all there. I did trust that. Maybe I blindly trusted a little too much, but I didn't blindly trust everything they said. I was reading the studies for myself. I was reading the data myself and I was reporting on the data. And yeah, the efficacy of these drugs. These vaccines early on were incredible. Really quickly did we learn that transmission wasn't stopped. And as soon as we saw that, we started talking about it. It's like, we have a breakthrough case, we have another one. Everyone has a breakthrough case. Okay, so these vaccines are not stopping transmission. And And I admit I said that right away, like, hey. And I think the biggest point for me when I stopped, like, I really had a problem. It always revolved around the kids, for the most part, keeping them out of school, masking all that. But when they started coming with the vaccines and the kids and the mandates, I'm like, whoa, whoa, pump the brakes. This is when I'll be the most outspoken that I have been. And I didn't tout the line on anything. I really did believe things and I reported on it as it evolved. So if by me originally supporting the vaccines, if that's going to have certain people hate me, okay, then that's okay. I still support the vaccines in certain situations. I think that they have caused a significant amount of harm. Absolutely. But I still think that there is a place where they provide some benefit. And if they're provided zero benefit, they'd be off the market because we have RFK Jr. Martin Carey, Mehmet Oz and President Trump in the administration. So if there was not a single shred of data showing that there was benefit, they wouldn't be there anymore. Let's just be honest. I'm kind of digressing from our Movember, but. And we're going to get back to prostate cancer. But I just wanted to share that with you because I have never had such like a hate campaign attack on me in like a few day period. And all I can just say my only recommendation. When I was on the red carpet for the Fox Nation Patriot Awards last week, one of the things I got asked on the red carpet, we have a whole audience of fans, they're amazing. People showed up, they said, you know, what's your biggest recommendation for people for overall wellness? And I'm like, you have to just live your life. And yeah, we focus on our physical health. You also have to focus on your mental health because they go hand in hand. And you can do everything right. You could be eating right, exercising, limiting social media and doing everything that you're supposed to be doing right. And bad things can still happen. So the biggest thing is make sure you're enjoying your life and enjoying it with substance. And substance is your family, your friends, your pets. I have chickens, I have dogs. My lavender field provides tranquility for me. Social media does not define me. And so for these people, who some are real people, many are bots like, you don't affect me the way that you wish you did. And I implore you to get off social media more and go out in the real world, because I promise You. It'll be. It'll be good for you. So that was my little diatribe on my drama, if you will, my own little drama series. Things have settled down, but I still am getting some whack a doodle dos, sending me some how dare you you messages. Anyways, okay, I want to go back now that I want to get back to Scott. I want to talk about prostate cancer briefly, because we talk a lot about breast cancer. We talk a lot about other things. Prostate cancer is incredibly common, and Scott Adams, thankfully, is being very open about his journey. And he's talked a lot about publicly, some of these treatments, one of them being so just like breast cancer, when it comes to prostate cancer, prostate cancer, early detection matters. And there's a very high likelihood of survivability if you catch it early. Now, a lot of people present when it's already spread because, you know, it doesn't present with a lump like breast cancer does. And so there's not a lot of big symptoms with prostate cancer that, you know, they mimics a lot of benign things like getting up to urinate during the night more frequently. Well, if you're a man in your 50s and 60s, that happens naturally. It doesn't mean you have prostate cancer. It just means your prostate's getting bigger. And most of the time, that's completely benign. Sometimes it can be cancer. So it's always good to go talk to a doctor about some of these early signs. But once prostate cancer has advanced, most often it does go to the bones. There are still treatments. You're never going to cure stage four cancer, unfortunately, it doesn't go away entirely. But you can live with stage four cancer. Some people can live for a month, some people can live for a year, some people can live for 10 years. I see it all the time. I read scans of people who are diagnosed a decade ago, and they're still living their life. They're still watching their kids grow up, their grandkids going up, they're dancing, they're exercising, they're vacationing. So, you know, being told that you have advanced metastatic prostate cancer and or other cancers, it doesn't mean life has to stop there. There can be some things we can do, you know, just to give some basic stats on prostate cancer. Prostate cancer, one of the most common cancers in men in the United States. It has the same statistics as breast cancer. One in eight men will be diagnosed in their lifetime, and one in 40 are going to die a bit. The good news is, just like I said, when prostate cancer is Caught early and it's confined to the prostate, hasn't left the prostate. The five year survival rate, nearly 100%. That's pretty good. When it spreads, it tends to go hematologically, meaning in the bloodstream, and it goes to the bones and goes to some of the surrounding lymph nodes. Once it's gone to the bones, the survival rate drops dramatically down to like 30 to 35% in five years. Obviously, that's a huge difference, and it underscores why screening and early detection matter so much. So how do you screen for prostate cancer? Well, when I was in medical school, the big thing we talked about was the digital rectal exam and where we stuck fingers up the rear end of gentlemen and we felt the prostate till we felt for hard, hardened nodules. We also have blood tests that look for psa, which is an antigen that's specific for your prostate. And if it goes up, it can still be something completely benign, but based on how quickly it goes up, how high it goes up, it could be a sign that cancer is developing. Thankfully, we have ultrasound, we have mri, and we have other imaging modalities that can help us look at the prostate these days. So there are lots of treatments we have. It's not just your traditional chemotherapy anymore where you just throw toxins at someone. And we're trying to kill everything, cancer and everything else in the way. We still use that, unfortunately, but it's it. Unfortunately, it is still necessary when it comes to certain cancers. But when it comes to prostate cancer, we've gotten very specific in the way that we're treating it. We have certain anti hormone therapies because just like breast cancer, some of these prostate cancers are sensitive to hormones. So if you shut off those hormones, it helps, so it stops the cancer from growing. And that was the treatment that Scott Adams didn't want to do. Because, yeah, if you shut off a man's testosterone, how do you think he's going to feel about that? So there's a, you know, there's an emotional component to it as well. And Scott pokes fun at himself a little bit. You're gonna have to go and listen to the earlier podcast, but. So that's one very, very successful therapy that we use in a lot of people. But what he is now recently trying. So after you try the anti hormone therapy, if, you know it may work for a while and then sometimes it stops working. And so then you might have to move on to something else. Usually when it comes to cancer therapy, you have to start small before you Go to the bigger hitters. And that that's what's happening with a lot of insurance companies. So Scott is now, he's announced that the treatment that he was really trying to get, that he was having a really difficult time being scheduled for which he asked President Trump's help, was something called Pluvacito or Pluvicto. It's Pluvicto. Pluvicto, I know the name drug, but Pluvicto I think it's called. And honestly, this type of treatment is one of the most exciting development we've seen in prostate cancer in, to be honest, decades. It's part of a class of treatments called radioligand therapy, which is like a really fancy term for essentially you are taking something that is radioactive, like a little radioactive particle, and it targets something in the body called PSMA or prostate specific membrane antigen. And this little antigen, think of it as like a little protein or something that just sits on the surface of prostate cancer cells. We see the similar thing in breast cancer where you have certain proteins on top of breast cancer like HER2 and other, and we have specific treatments targeting those. So with prostate, if you have PSMA on these prostate cells, prostate cancer cells, this little radio ligand goes and finds it, it attaches to it, and the radio ligand is radioactive, and so it then incorporates the radioactivity into the cancer cells and effectively kills it. Now, we all think of external beam radiation when we talk about cancer treatment, and that's kind of looks like a Superman movie. An external beam of radiation is just going into your body, it's killing the cancer, and it really actually causes damage to a lot of the surrounding tissues. These specific radioligand therapies, they really just are targeting right there, these prostate cancer cells. I mean, it's quite remarkable. It's like sending a microscopic heat seeking missile just straight to the cancer cells. And it doesn't affect things around it. Clinical trials have actually shown this medication can slow disease progress by about 30%. And in many cases, it reduces pain and can improve the quality of life for the men who've tried some of these other treatments. Scott also mentioned that he is taking another medication in addition to the pluvicto, and that is called Bioshield, which sounds like a very, you know, if I were coming up with a cancer medication or a protective medication. Bioshield, that sounds like a strong name. Essentially what it is is it helps to boost his immune system. So the radioactive treatment is going to kill those cancer cells and he's boosting his own immune system. To also help kill those cancer cells, filter them out and just try to get him to as healthy as he possibly can.
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Everytown for Gun Safety Spokesperson
Mothers, fathers, children, friends, Gun violence affects us all. Every day in America, 125 people are shot and killed. But behind every statistic is a story. A child who never made it to their next birthday. A parent who will never walk through the front door again. A survivor who carries invisible scars. At Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund, we believe in a different future. We one where kids can learn without fear. Where we can enjoy the movies or a concert without looking for the nearest exit. Where common sense gun laws protect lives. We are a movement of nearly 11 million Americans. Moms, students, veterans, survivors standing together to end gun violence. We've helped pass life saving laws in states across the country and we're just getting started. But we can't do it alone. Your support powers this movement. It fuels our advocacy and grassroots action and it saves lives. If you believe in a safer Future, go to Everytown.org and donate today. That's Everytown.org because together we can build a future free from gun violence.
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Ed Helms and Cal Penn
Hey everyone, Ed Helms here and hi, I'm Kal Penn and we're the hosts of Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club. This week on the podcast I am sitting down with Jenny Garth, host of the iHeart podcast. I choose me to discuss the new audible adaptation of the timeless Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. This is not a trick question. There's no wrong answer. What role would I play?
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Dr. Nicole Safire
You know what?
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Everytown for Gun Safety Spokesperson
I can see you as Mr. Darcy.
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Ed Helms and Cal Penn
You got a little Colin Firth okay, that's really sweet. I appreciate that. But are you sure I'm not the dad? I'm not Mr. Bennett. Here, listen to Earsay the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Ulta Beauty and Ross Advertiser
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Dr. Nicole Safire
Shopper's got a list.
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But Ross shoppers, you've got a mission.
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Dr. Nicole Safire
Like a gift run that turns into.
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A disco snow globe, throw pillows and.
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Dr. Nicole Safire
PJs for the whole family, dog included.
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At Ross, holiday magic isn't about spending more. It's about giving more for less.
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Dr. Nicole Safire
Ross, work your magic. So I've kind of gone on and on, but what can we all learn from this? Well, I guess first and foremost, stay off social media. It's obnoxious. Just kidding. That's not what we're learning here. When it comes to men's health, prostate cancer is one of the most common things a man will deal with in his lifetime. Not just the cancer that can form in the prostate, but some other benign things that can be forming in the prostate. So if you are a man by the time you are 40, you should start talking to your doctor about what should I be doing to monitor my prostate health. If you have a family history of father, grandfather, brother, whatever it may be, who has a history of prostate cancer or prostate related issues, you should maybe even have that conversation with your doctor earlier on. Early detection matters. It matters for a lot of things. Definitely matters when it comes to prostate cancer. I know a lot of people always want that unconventional treatment. They want that cancer cure. I will tell you, it rarely works for aggressive cancers. I understand the hesitation, the fear of surgery, the side effects of hormone therapy. But delaying care can be very dangerous. Cancer does not wait for us to make peace with our options. Sometimes we have time, other times we don't. And early detection really does save lives. So if you have been diagnosed with a late stage aggressive cancer, I recommend you talk to your doctors, talk to your family, see what's right for you. Maybe it's trying unconventional treatments, maybe doing it in combination with what your doctors are recommending. Or maybe you decide you don't wanna do anything. It's your journey, it's your life. You do. But for everyone, listening, early detection, again is very important. I know no one likes to get a rectal exam. The good news is you don't really need to have one anymore. Some doctors still do them because they really can help detect prostate cancer. Some people will just opt for that blood test where you're getting the PSA test, that prostate specific antigen. And it's not perfect, but it is a powerful tool. And many men avoid it because they don't want to talk about, you know, those kind of exams. Or they think prostate cancer is always slow growing. But the reality is some forms are aggressive, especially if you are an African American male, if you have a family history of prostate cancer, because you may have some sort of thing going on in your genes that makes it grow faster. And obviously waiting until symptoms appear can mean that it's already too late for you to be cured. So if you want a chance of curing your cancer, you want to make sure you catch it as early as possible. Some of those early warning signs that I kind of mentioned, frequent urination, especially at night. Don't just call it getting old, it may just be getting old men. But make sure it's not something else. Difficulty starting or stopping urination. You know, if things just feel different when you're using the urinal, that's a sign, a weak or interrupted stream. I'm not going to go into what that means, but you know, you know what it means. Blood in the urine or in semen. Pain in the lower back, hips or pelvis. Sometimes this can just be from the cancer in the prostate. Sometimes this means that the cancer cells have already left the prostate and gone to the bones. And if you overnight develop erectile dysfunction, it's sudden. That's not normal either. Talk to your doctor. Now, keep in mind those symptoms do not always mean cancer. They can come from prostate enlargement or some type of infection, which may be easily treated with antibiotics. You never know. Don't be afraid to go to the doctor. There may be an easy fix, but if you notice them, don't shrug them off. Please, just get checked out. I'm Dr. Nicole Safire. This is Wellness Unmasked. This is Movember. Going to probably keep talking about some men's health issues, physical and mental. Make sure to listen to Wellness unmasked with Dr. Nicole Safire on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts and I'll see you next time.
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Everytown for Gun Safety Spokesperson
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