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1.) "Depression and Prostate Cancer." //His Prostate Cancer//. N.p., Oct. 2009. . Rpt. in //Mayo// //Clinic Family Health Book//. 3rd ed. New York: n.p., 2003. N. pag. //HisProstateCancer//. Web. 28 Sept. 2010. .

The Author of this article is a doctor who wrote a series of health books. This specific article is an informational piece and is also giving advice of what to do when you or a loved one is suffering from depression caused from Prostate Cancer. The intended audience is people who are in need of help that are suffering or have a loved on suffering from depression and Prostate Cancer. The thesis of this article is that when a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, many times it is hard for his ego to handle the fact that he has a loss of sexual function and other setbacks caused by the treatment for prostate cancer. There are not many arguments in this article because it is mainly informative about depression and prostate cancer, some of the signs that they give are, sadness that doesn’t go away, loss of interest in activities that used to bring you pleasure, drinking too much alcohol or using drugs, being quick to get angry, and thinking about death or “ending it all” by suicide. My evaluation of this article is that the article is very insightful for someone reading if they have a loved one who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. If they read this they will be aware of what to look for in their loved one and be able to catch the depression early. The author was not biased, he was just stating the signs and causes of depression in men diagnosed with prostate cancer. I have learned from this article that men find it hard to handle when they are not able to perform sexual functions anymore and sometimes it gets hard for them to deal with and they get depressed. Also the treatment sometimes makes a man feel very bad about himself and that is another cause of the depression.

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 * 2.) || Zieve, David. "Prostate Cancer." //Healthline//. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Oct. 2010.

The author of this article is David Zieve. He is a medical doctor and he is highly regarded as a writer for healthline.com. This article is meant to help people suffering from prostate cancer. It is an informational article and is used to inform people about ways to treat and deal with prostate cancer, and how to live with the burden of the disease. The thesis of this article is that there are many ways that you can deal with or treat prostate cancer. Some of the main arguments in this article are that you can have radiation therapy, which is a way to deal with the cancer rather than surgery. Or there is also chemotherapy which is pretty much just cancer killing drugs that are taken and sometimes get rid of the cancer. However the downside of these drugs and treatments is that it usually tends to decrease sexual function. The authors work in this article is very clear and understanding. He makes very clear points and the information is very straight to the point. The author is fighting the fact that prostate cancer is untreatable. He knows that it is hard to deal with but he wants people to know that there are ways you can live with the cancer.

Oct. 2010. . || The author of this article is Louise Chang, she is a medical doctor and also writes medical journals. The intended audience is for people who have or know someone who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The thesis of this article is that there are different stages of prostate cancer and they all have different speeds and effects on the body. The main arguments of how the cancer spreads and develops are that the cancer grows into neighboring tissue, by spreading through the lymph system of lymph nodes and lymph vessels, and by traveling through the body to different tissues by the blood stream. The first stage is found in the prostate only; it is microscopic and can be felt but not seen. The second stage of Prostate cancer is when the tumor has grown inside the prostate but has not grown beyond the prostate yet. In the third stage the cancer has spread to outside of the prostate but is still nearby. And in the fourth stage the cancer usually spreads to lymph nodes, the bones, liver, or lungs. The research clearly states the information given, and is very clear on the topic which it is addressing. The author does not seem to be biased at all he just makes everyone aware about the stages of the cancer. I learned about how the cancer slowly spreads and grows, but how it is much more treatable when it is in the early stages.
 * > 3.) ||> Chang, Louise. "Prostate Cancer Stages I-IV." //WebMD//. N.p., 14 Oct. 2008. Web. 8

4.) "The Potential Effects of Pomegranate Polyphenols on Human Prostate Cancer." //Prostate Cancer Foundation//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. .

The author of this article is a group of doctors researching the potential effects of Pomegranate Polyphenols on Prostate cancer. They are very qualified on their research on Prostate cancer because they are writing for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. This is an informational report on the new research of possibly slowing down or even stopping the spread of Prostate cancer. The intended audience is mostly men who are around the age of 40. The thesis of the article is that there is a new study going on where Pomegranate can help to delay or even slow the spread of Prostate Cancer. The author believes that this is a good breakthrough and could possibly work. The main argument is that the 100 patients being studied are not progressing as much as many people should with Prostate Cancer. The study will be complete in February 2011 and that is when we will know the complete findings. The evidence is that there are 100 people at Johns Hopkins University that are being studied. I think that it would be a wonderful breakthrough if this turns out to actually work because it will be able to extend the life and the quality of life of the patients. The author does evaluate the topic in a very adequate way. I did not find any author bias other than him hoping that this works. I think it would be an amazing breakthrough and will improve life for many people and families in the world.

5.) "Treating Cancer With Chemotherapy." //Chemotherapy.com - Educational and Support Information about Chemotherapy and Associated Side Effects for Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers//. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. . The author of this article are doctors that have written other article about chemotherapy and put their information on one article. This is an informational report on the research and treatment of cancer with chemotherapy. The intended audience is people who have or have a loved one with cancer. The authors thesis is that chemotherapy works because by killing the cancer cells in the body. It is entered into the body through a vein, injected into a body cavity, or taken by a pill orally. However sometimes it causes hair loss because the drugs can kill hair cells. The author discusses that even though it helps to fight the cancer the downside is that it can kill hair and blood cells which can cause uncomfortable side effects or long term inconvenience. The author shows the side effects being low white blood count, low red blood count, low platelet count, nausea, vomiting, hair loss, and fatigue. However I believe that sometimes you have to take the good with the bad and if it gets you cancer free than it is a good thing.

6.) Rabin, Roni C. "Vital Signs: Mental Health: Fog May Be From Cancer, Not the Chemo (New York Times)." //American Association for Cancer Research - AACR//. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. . The author is a journalist who writes about the study of chemo and the effects of chemo on the patients. This is an informational report on the fact that people may be giving chemo a negative light when it may really be the cancer that gives the patients mental fog after the treatment. The authors thesis is that it has long been blamed on chemo, however it may be the cancer that causes the mental fog after the treatment. The main points are that after a study people with a history of cancer are 40% more likely to report memory impairment. These numbers may be caused by the treatment or the cancer itself. It’s just still unknown for now. The research is not very deep but it does show that people who have or have had cancer are much more likely to be forgetful and have memory problems. I believe that this topic is adequately addressed and there is no author bias other than him believing that the treatments get a bad light shed on them. I believe that the author is right and that the cancer could very possibly be responsible for the memory loss and lack of focus after the treatments.

7.) "How Will Cancer Affect My Sex Life?" //American Cancer Society :: Information and Resources for Cancer: Breast, Colon, Prostate, Lung and Other Forms//. Web. 26 Oct. 2010. . The author of this article is unknown however the last medical review for this article was on 11/12/2009. The purpose of this work is to know how having cancer can affect your sex life. This is an informational piece. The intended audience is men and women who have or are with someone with cancer. The author’s thesis is how cancer will affect your sex life. Some of the evidence is that people have little or no change in the way they feel about sex most of the time. If sex is affected it is most likely by the stress or other physical obstacles that cancer and the treatment bring to a person. The evidence presented is a study that most people who enjoyed sex before cancer still enjoy cancer during treatment and after cancer for the most part. The research is clear and the author makes it clear many times that usually the sex life is not terribly impacted by cancer. The topic is pretty clear and the answers are very clear as well. I did not see any author bias. However she does seem to be persistent that cancer does not affect sex. I am glad that I have learned that cancer does not affect the sex life like I have always thought it would.

8.) "Prostate Cancer Prognosis." //HealthCentral.com - Trusted, Reliable and Up To Date Health Information//. Web. 28 Oct. 2010. .

The author of this article is unknown but the article is posted on Health Central, which is a reliable source. The source is an informational source which lets you know all the details about prostate cancer such as the survival rate and the prognosis of the disease. It is intended for people with prostate cancer. The authors thesis is that if you can survive 15 years with prostate cancer, the survival rate will stay at about 77%. The author is informing the audience about the prognosis and details about prostate cancer and that it is more difficult to survive after it spreads from the prostate. I think the work is clear and to the point. They come out and tell you the statistics about the survival of this disease and they say if it gets to distant organs there is an average survival time of 1 to 3 years. I do not see any author bias because he is coming out and saying statistics about this disease and there is no way to have bias on statistics. I think they need to find a cure so that the survival rate increases.

9.) Frei, Rosemary. "Brachytherapy Alone a Viable Alternative - Renal and Urology News." //Renal and Urology News: World Review for Urologists & Nephrologists - Renal and Urology News//. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. . The author of this article is a contributor to a health magazine, which makes her a reliable source. This is an informational report and is intended for men with localized prostate cancer. The thesis of this article is that they have seemed to have found a safer treatment then with harmful rays and also it is safer than surgery with fewer risks. The author believes that the new study of Brachytherapy is very helpful and it should be considered more often as a treatment for those who qualify for it. The main arguments are that there were very few problems out of all the test subjects that went through the treatment leading me to believe that this new study could actually be helpful down the road. Out of the 95 cases there was an acceptable rate of treatment related morbidity. I think the work is very clear and to the point about the test and experiments that tested to see if this is new treatment is safe. The author clearly states the topic. I do not see any author bias however he does seem to like the new treatment a lot so he could be leaving out some of the problems. I really hope that they are able to get this to work in order to save many men with prostate cancer and I hope they also keep finding new treatments.

10.) Sawada, N. "UroToday - Please Login - Plasma Testosterone and Sex Hormone-binding Globulin Concentrations and the Risk of Prostate Cancer among Japanese Men: A Nested Case-control Study - Abstract." //UroToday - Home//. 03 Nov. 2010. Web. 03 Nov. 2010. . The authors of this article write in the Japanese medical journals. This is an informational article about the sex life of men with prostate cancer. It is intended for men with prostate cancer. The thesis of this article is that plasma concentrations of circulating testosterone and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) are associated with the risk of prostate cancer. The author is explaining how hormones can help fight prostate cancer. The author believes that in smaller, leaner men it helps fight off prostate cancer with more hormones. I think the author made it clear and straight to the point about how hormones affect prostate cancer. I do not see any author bias however he does seem like he wants to prove his point. I am not sure If it is good or bad about the hormones because then some people are more at risk than others.