Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
As if cancer weren't bad enough all by itself...
Men who receive combination treatment with hormone therapy plus radiation for local or locally advanced prostate cancer may experience a significant reduction in penile length, according to a report in the January issue of the Journal of Urology. There has been anecdotal evidence that radiation therapy can reduce penile length but, to the authors' knowledge, the present study is the first to determine if penile length changes following combination treatment with hormone therapy plus radiation.
Dr. Ahmet Haliloglu and colleagues at the University of Ankara in Turkey enrolled 47 men with local or locally advanced prostate cancer. The patients, who were followed from 2000 to 2005, received leuprolide or goserelin injections every 3 months, for a total of three doses. At month 7, radiotherapy, using a 70-Gy dose, was initiated and continued for 7 weeks. Just before treatment began, the average stretched penile length was 5.6 inches. Eighteen months later, the average penile length had shortened significantly to 3.4 inches.
Significantly, indeed. Yikes.
Totally off topic: Bacon Baklava (w/recipe). Bacon Peanut Brittle. BLT scented candles. More.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6842543
I thought of you immediately. :-)
Posted by: Kristina at January 14, 2007 05:58 PMconsidering that the other major side effects of malignant prostate cancer therapy (i.e. chemical and or surgical castration plus primary surgery) include incontinence and impotence, ill take the reduction in penis length as water under the bridge.
anyway, its not like you can do much with the 5.6 inches of dick length after prostate cancer, even if you dont experience a shrinkage.
The radiation therapy would probably kill the ablility to get a hard-on anyway. But then there is always the case of medical marijuana for the side effects....
Posted by: Undeniable Liberal at January 14, 2007 08:37 PMThey need to use that comic-book radiation that makes you grow huge and get super powers.
Posted by: Gaijin Biker at January 14, 2007 09:38 PM"the average stretched penile length"?
Just what the heck is going on in that clinic??
Posted by: SlouchingTom at January 14, 2007 10:34 PMJust what the heck is going on in that clinic??
There's some decent info about it here.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at January 14, 2007 11:50 PMThey need to use that comic-book radiation that makes you grow huge and get super powers.
I don't recommend it...it DOES increase length, girth and aggression, but the side effect of it turning green (and even less intelligent) isn't a big turn on for the ladies...
...and I wasn't able to convince them that the coloration merely indicated it was spearmint flavored, either.
*le sigh*
Posted by: Mr. Sticky at January 15, 2007 03:00 AMWell, and then there's the whole thing about it yelling "PENIS SMASH!!1!"
It puts most women right off, it does.
Posted by: M/tch M/lls at January 15, 2007 11:00 AMLuckily, most women can't understand anything my penis says.
Posted by: apostropher at January 15, 2007 11:09 AMI wonder what this penis would say,
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d69/loggieleggs/whale_penis2.jpg
Posted by: Jon at January 15, 2007 12:27 PMUsually I don't experience similar shrinkage unless I see a pic of Ann Coulter unhinging her jaws to swallow whole puppies.
Posted by: Kevin Hayden at January 15, 2007 05:09 PM