Sensenbrenner has prostate cancer

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Sensenbrenner has prostate cancer
By Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel

Posted: Aug. 31, 2009 11:46 a.m.

U.S. Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) said Monday that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of prostate cancer.

"In late July, during a routine checkup, my PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels were found to be high, which can be an indicator of prostate cancer," Sensenbrenner said. "After some additional testing was conducted, the doctor confirmed that I have an early stage of prostate cancer. Fortunately, it was caught in time, and the cancer has not spread beyond the prostate."

The cure rate for Sensenbrenner's cancer is 85%-95%, according to Sensenbrenner's doctor.

Sensenbrenner said he would undergo treatment over the next several months, including radiation therapy. "My treatments will have a minimal effect on my duties of serving the people of the Fifth Congressional District. I intend on maintaining my active schedule, both in Washington and in the District, and will still hold the numerous town-hall meetings that have been scheduled."

After serving 10 years in the Wisconsin Legislature, Sensenbrenner ran for Congress and was elected to the House of Representatives in November 1978. He has been re-elected every term since.

Also Monday, Sensenbrenner announced that he would run again in 2010.

He is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the Science and Technology Committee and the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming.

He and his wife, Cheryl, have two adult sons, Frank and Bob.


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Thirty percent of men in their 50's, and in eighty percent of men in their 70's have it. Sensenbrenner is 64.

and turn himself over to the private insurance companies to decide whether or not to pay.

I mean after all, government run health care is second rate to free market private insurance.

Let's see what he does.

And, regrettably, he is expected to survive.

http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=141626

Interesting excuse as to why Republicans "don't offer a health care plan".

While he will vote to block affordable health care. I honestly think these people should be made to depend on private insurance, the taxpayers shouldn't be paying for their bills, it makes me sick.

a health care exchange, he is trying to get all of s the same coverage Congressmen and Senators get. Every Federal employee and Postal worker gets offered a selection of policies to choose from.

health insurance premium. So he does have taxpayer subsidized insurance.

They should be made to go without insurance until we have universal single-payer healthcare. They should have to live like those who don't have fat paychecks have to live. I know that it is cruel to say that about someone who would otherwise die, but that is what the government is doing to millions of Americans - telling them that it's better that they die so that a few billionaires can become ever richer.

Senselessbrenner, one of the biggest pains in the ass of Congress..... well, you can figure it out from there.

Do you honestly believe everyone who has ever had cancer earned it through karma?

Are you willing to go on the record with that?

I hope you're ready to hear from every DU'er who has an issue with you as a result.

If you're not, better rethink your concept of karma.

with medical bills, unlike so many Americans WITH health insurance facing serious illness.

The man is sick and i want to be nice, but this battle is just way too important. I hope someone in the MSM will ask him these questions in a very direct manner.

it's a slow growing cancer that, from what I understand when my uncle had it, it's growth is closely related to the persons metabolism.

As we age, our metabolism slows, and so does the growth of prostate cancer.

But I'm no doctor nor do I play one on TV.

regardless of his cancer, Sensenbrenner is still a prick.

...and they told him the same thing. That was almost ten years ago and his PSA is as steady as a rock.

There are fast growing types but most people don't get those. Still, Pat Robertson had the bad kind and the crusty old bastard is still kicking around.

If it's caught and treated, the guy will die of old age before he dies of cancer.

don't experience. It's a good thing he has government administered health care, and he better appreciate it. Late stage cancer is more difficult and expensive to treat. Perfect example of why we need everyone covered and getting preventive care. Effin jerk better support a public option or he should be denied coverage.

Easy to mis-diagnose with repukes. :evilgrin:

...and be thankful your Government Health Care will cover you.

We should give Sensenbrener the same respect the "right" has given Ted Kennedy.

Therefore:

We should wish Sensenbrener a horrible, painful, suffering demise. We should wish his cancer grows and debilitates him. We should wish that every day of his pathetic life is worse and more painful than the day before. We should wish that he lives the rest of his life in the same sort of pain and suffering his GOP party advocates for millions of uninsured people in this country.

My father died of prostate cancer and I hope Sensenbrenner suffers the long, tormented death my father suffered. I hope his cancer metastasizes and spreads through his body like it did with my father. I hope he gets to the point he feels agony by just having a sheet laid upon him like my father did.

I can't think of a better punishment for being a rethuglican than dying slowly and painfully. Maybe there is karma.

Go to hell you GOP bastard and join your "Christian" friends.

Yes, I am angry.

how do you explain decent people getting cancer?

Just a thought for you and some other people who like to dance when they hear this kind of news.

There will be no winning against the GOP until people stop trying to be bi-partisan and stop trying to take the high road. One cannot fight fair against a cheater and hope to win. So, yes. I hope the GOP son of a bitch sufferers and dies a horrible death. Just like the fate to which he and his party condemn the millions of people without insurance. FUCK all the GOP bastards.

I do hope his experience will open his eyes but I won't hold my breath

cancer is not something i would wish on my worst enemy :( get well soon and count your blessings

Must be nice!

Jeff! You have a calling!

(he hung up - wrong politican, he ran against Ralph Regula)

Anyone remember him?

:)

:hi:

great guy :)

After all, isn't that what government health care makes one do according to republicans?

I'll bring the donuts.

I hope he beats it. Cancer isn't funny.

say nothing" will I guess my comment is "nothing"

Doc told him he'd die of old age (my Dad is 67) before he died of prostate cancer. It's very slow-growing.

That said. Senselessbrenner is one lucky MF to have his health insurance to take care of treatment.

Though caught early it is still most likely at intermediate risk level. I don't think radiation seeds which is apparantly the way he is going has the numbers to convince many that it will arrest the slow growing cancer. Such a treatment reportedly leaves a lot of scar tissue making surgery impossible if the radiation doesn't work which it probably won't. The guy is 66 and if he's lucky he could get 8 years and then be faced with an even more serious problem. While it doesn't have to be fatal, I do believe treatment that impedes surgery down the road when the numbers (survivability) isn't that great leaves more questions for concern.

He has a good Public Option government healthcare plan so he'll get a lot of attention.

and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. The end of days for my Dad just sucked for all of us after 9 years of successful health reports after his treatment for it.

I hope his healthcare helps him through the treatment he needs and that he'll be successful during his course of care.

This is not a time for anyone to wish him ill health. We (DU) are better than to wish anything but good wishes during this time.

Best of luck, Mr. Sensenbrenner.

time to make a decision!

Thought I would start the grave dancing here early for folks, if you don't have a D at end of your name, your suffering is something for us to enjoy and your demise is cause for dancing....

heavy fucking sarcasm in case anyone missed it.

:eyes:

The vast majority of prostate cancers in the US have been over diagnosed with the PSA test. A recent JNCI journal reported a study showing that possibly over a million or more men from 1986-2005 have been diagnosed with prostate cancer that would not have without PSA. PSA testing has not been shown to decrease prostate cancer mortality in a population. This information needs to distributed to all men who might be getting a PSA test or who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Many low risk and even intermediate risk cancers can be watched carefully for years without progression of disease. So many physicians who own their own practice, who have financial incentive to treat patients with prostate cancer, recommend prostate cancer treatment, often times over observation.

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/708206?src=mpnews&spon=7&uac=112322AV

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/djp278

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/djp310

http://content.nejm.org/content/vol360/issue13/

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/01/prostate.cancer.screening/index.html#cnnSTCText