Intellectual Medicine

05/28/2026

A high PSA often triggers urgency. Biopsies, procedures, radiation... but PSA alone is not a cancer diagnosis.

Good medicine requires interpretation, making sure the test was taken under the best conditions, monitoring patterns. You should never be pushed into irreversible decisions based on a single value.

Grab your copy of Fight Cancer Like a Man, by Dr. Stephen Petteruti, and learn how you can advocate for your vitality ➡️​ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP6JHQTQ/

05/27/2026

Part 2. Ranking more supplements as a physician with over 30 years of experience.

Leave a comment with the ones you want me to talk about next.

05/26/2026

When facing treatment options, the main question you should be asking yourself is: what's important to you? How do you want to live?

The side effects of radiation and biopsies are common and well documented. But are they worth it?

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country, our veterans, and every person still serving in the armed forces.

Many of these men came home, built families, careers, and lives worth living — only to face a different kind of battle decades later.

Every year, around 15,000 veterans are diagnosed with prostate cancer at VA facilities alone. It’s one of the most common cancers among male veterans, and also one of the most over-treated.

Biopsy. Surgery. Radiation.

Then come the side effects: Incontinence. Erectile dysfunction. Fatigue. Bleeding.

Aggressive intervention doesn't extend life, it just changes it. And too many patients were never given the full picture before being pushed toward treatment.

Honoring our veterans also means giving them the information they deserve from the start. There are options that preserve your quality of life without gambling on survival.

05/23/2026

This has been a debate in urology for decades: Where is the line between a “safe” Gleason score and a dangerous one?

The real question I want you to ask is, are those atypicall dormant cells going to stay in the gland?

05/23/2026

This photo was taken during Dr. Petteruti’s time in the Army, with his mom and sisters by his side.

He made it home. Many men don’t.

This Memorial Day weekend, we honor the fallen, our veterans, and every man and woman still serving this country.

We also honor those who came home only to face a different kind of battle: a medical system that often doesn't listen to them.

Every year, approximately 15,000 veterans are diagnosed with prostate cancer at VA facilities alone, and then rushed towards procedures they don't know if they need. Left to deal with the irreversible side effects and the loss of their quality of life.

The men who served this country deserve their full range of options before anyone puts a needle in them.

If you’re one of them, ask questions. Slow down. Make sure the decision is truly yours. You already gave years of your life, don't let them scare you into giving up the rest of them too.

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Ranking supplements. Part 1.

There are thousands of products claiming to support the prostate or slow cancer, and while many are helpful, others exist because demand is high and marketing is good.

If you want to know which ones I think are worth it, and which ones can wait. Here's the rank.

05/20/2026

If I removed the prostate, why I still have prostate cancer?

05/20/2026