Category Archives: Treatment decisions

How Buffett’s Cancer is Shaping National Dialogue on Science Friday Today

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Laura Newman

I will be on Science Friday today, sometime between 3:30 and 4:00 PM EST, with Ira Flatow. In New York, it will be on WNYC, on KQED in San Francisco at their time for the show (a three-hour time change). … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Reasons Why Warren Buffett’s
Decision to Treat Prostate Cancer Bugs Me

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Laura Newman

On April 17th, 81-year-old Warren Buffett told investors that he had very early prostate cancer. The Washington Post headline read: “Warren Buffett Has Prostate Cancer that is ”Not Remotely Life Threatening.’” Within hours, news accounts said that the story unfolded … Continue reading →

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How One Man Faced A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Laura Newman

The man I will call Paul remembers when he was first diagnosed with prostate cancer about a year ago. It started with a PSA of 4.3 ng/mL on a routine annual physical. A PSA of 4.0 ng/mL is a widely … Continue reading →

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