
Howard Wolinsky
Journalist at Freelance
I'm freelance writer, editor of https://t.co/xotNCNeE5m and a lecturer at Medill School at Northwestern U. and MPH grad student at UIllinois@Chicago.
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18 hours ago |
howardwolinsky.substack.com | Howard Wolinsky
By Howard WolinskyRick Davis, founder of the AnCan platform of support groups, has made major contributions to peer-support, especially for prostate cancer—though he often has followed a combative, scorched-earth policy. He’s no diplomat. Actually, I admire the fact that he stands on principle and speaks out without fear of pushback. I proudly worked with him to form the successful virtual support group for Active Surveillance.
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3 days ago |
howardwolinsky.substack.com | Howard Wolinsky
(Editor’s note: As a teen, Daniel Flora saw.first hand what cancer and cancer treatment can do. Now, as an oncologist, he is determined to find a ”kinder, gentler way.” Dr. Flora writes a kinder and gentler Substack newsletter, Curative - Rethinking Cancer Care. He talks about diet, exercise, and all those things we talk as prostate cancer patients, and ask our doctors about, Dr. Flora gave me permission to reprint this newsletter.
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6 days ago |
howardwolinsky.substack.com | Howard Wolinsky
(Editor’s note: The Pathology Report columnist Ming Zhou, MD, PhD, answers questions posed by PCa patient and advocate David Keller, PhD, of Jacksonville, Florida. David is one of the most thorough patient researchers I know. He has one MRI lesion with a PI-RADS 5 and another with a 4. He also has high-volume Gleason 6 and also a Gleason 3+4=7. His PSA is 9. So David has a lot going on. Read on. (Zhou is at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City.
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1 week ago |
howardwolinsky.substack.com | Howard Wolinsky
(Editor’s note: Dr. Bert Vorstman and author/investigative reporter Ron Piana like to, as Dr. B. says, “to rattle the cages.” They’ve written three of the top 10 most-read articles that have appeared in The Active Surveillor over the past three years. They’re back again here with this commentary on prostate cancer in the aftermath of the case of President Joe Biden and his Gleason 9 (Great Group 5) cancer. (I call Dr. Vorstman, the “uro-heretic” because of his stands on his profession.
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1 week ago |
howardwolinsky.substack.com | Howard Wolinsky
By Howard WolinskyProstate cancer awareness is crucial for men’s health, and recent discussions around former President Biden’s Gleason 9 prostate cancer diagnosis have brought PSA screening guidelines into focus. This newsletter explores expert opinions on prostate cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment, addressing the complexities of managing aggressive prostate cancer. We mostly are patients with low-risk prostate cancer. But Gleason 9 potentially could be in thge cards for any of us.
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RT @journotwit: Colin McFarlane, British actor of ‘Dark Knight’ fame, diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, taking on high-profile role…

Check out Colin McFarlane--Commisioner Loeb in the Dark Knight--and his campaign to get out the word of prostate cancer, including active surveyillance. Brave man. https://t.co/9CfHWBxYUB