Dr Belinda Morrison: Improving men’s health care
A sort of knowing smile accompanies Dr Belinda Morrison’s revelation that she has a particular interest in Andrology — the study of male sexual dysfunction. “I don’t know why,” says the young lady who some friends and patients refer to as ‘Doctor B’.
Seriously, though, she does know. “I’m particularly interested in that because of sickle cell disease in Jamaica,” she tells All Woman. “A lot of people don’t realise that it’s very, very common in Jamaica. The disorder is seen in one in every 300 births in Jamaica and one in every 150 births has the full blown disease.”
JCS Urges Men to be Proactive
As Jamaica observes Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) is urging men, particularly those over the age of 40 years, to be proactive and do the necessary screening for the disease.
In an interview with JIS News, Consultant Urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies and Lecturer and Head of Urology at the University of the West Indies, Dr. Belinda Morrison, explained that by the time most of her patients come to her, they already are at an advanced stage with prostate cancer.
Men Urged to Screen Early for Prostate Cancer
Although it has been tried, tested and proven overtime, that early detection of prostate cancer can save lives, this disease continues to claim the lives of numerous Jamaican men each year.
The March 2008 edition of the West Indian Medical Journal, shows that between 1998 and 2002, there were 873 recorded cases of prostate cancer.
Consultant urologist at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Dr. Belinda Morrison, attributes this grave reality to the continued apprehensive or resistant attitude of many males towards being routinely checked for this disease.
Prostate Cancer Screening in Jamaica: Results of the Largest National Screening Clinic.
Morrison BF
J Cancer Epidemiol. 2016;2016:2606805. doi: 10.1155/2016/2606805. Epub 2016 Feb 29.
PMID:27034668
Prostate Cancer Knowledge, Prevention, and Screening Behaviors in Jamaican Men.
Morrison BF
J Cancer Educ. 2016 Feb 3.
[Epub ahead of print]
PMID:26842816
Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease Reverses Hypogonadism Without Promoting Priapism: A Case Report.
Morrison BF
Urol Case Rep. 2015 Aug 12;3(6):179-80. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.07.006. eCollection 2015 Nov.
PMID: 26793544
A delayed foreskin-sparing approach to the management of penile fractures in uncircumcised Jamaican men.
Morrison BF
Int J Surg Case Rep. 2015;17:65-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.10.032. Epub 2015 Oct 30.
PMID:26551556
Risk Factors and Prevalence of Penile Cancer.
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2014 Jul 3;63(6):559-60. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2015.381. No abstract available.
PMID:26225809
Overactive bladder in adults with sickle cell disease.
Morrison BF
Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Jun;35(5):642-6. doi: 10.1002/nau.22777. Epub 2015 Apr 14.
PMID:25871445
Ischaemic Priapism and Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency: A Mechanism of Increased Oxidative Stress?
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2014 Jul 3;63(6):658-60. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2013.294.
Epub 2014 Aug 21.
PMID:25803385
Molecular pathophysiology of priapism: emerging targets.
Morrison BF
Curr Drug Targets. 2015;16(5):474-83. Review.
PMID:25392014
Is testosterone deficiency a possible risk factor for priapism associated with sickle-cell disease?
Morrison BF
Int Urol Nephrol. 2015 Jan;47(1):47-52. doi: 10.1007/s11255-014-0864-1.
Epub 2014 Nov 5.
PMID:25371242
Current state of prostate cancer treatment in Jamaica.
Morrison BF
Ecancermedicalscience. 2014 Aug 28;8:456. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2014.456. eCollection 2014. Review.
PMID:25228912
Testosterone replacement therapy does not promote priapism in hypogonadal men with sickle cell disease: 12-month safety report.
Morrison BF
Andrology. 2013 Jul;1(4):576-82. doi: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2013.00084.x. Epub 2013 Apr 18.
PMID:23606509
Pathological outcome and biochemical recurrence-free survival after radical prostatectomy in African-American, Afro-Caribbean (Jamaican) and Caucasian-American men: an international comparison.
Morrison BF
BJU Int. 2013 Apr;111(4 Pt B):E186-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11540.x. Epub 2012 Oct 26.
PMID:23107067
Stuttering priapism: insights into pathogenesis and management.
Morrison BF
Curr Urol Rep. 2012 Aug;13(4):268-76. doi: 10.1007/s11934-012-0258-9. Review.
PMID:22648304
Penile cancer in Jamaicans managed at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2011 Oct;60(5):525-30.
PMID:22519227
Body mass index and prostate specific antigen levels in Jamaican men.
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2011 Jun;60(3):316-21.
PMID:22224345
Bone mineral density in Jamaican men on androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
Morrison BF
Infect Agent Cancer. 2011 Sep 23;6 Suppl 2:S7. doi: 10.1186/1750-9378-6-S2-S7. Epub 2011 Sep 23.
PMID:21992436
Impact of the National Health Fund policy on hormone treatment for prostate cancer in Jamaica.
Morrison BF
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2011 Jun;29(6):404-8.
PMID:21829963
Female urinary retention at the University Hospital of the West Indies challenging diagnosis.
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2011 Jan;60(1):102. No abstract available.
PMID:21809723
Radical prostatectomy outcomes at the University Hospital of the West Indies: 2000-2007.
Morrison BF
West Indian Med J. 2011 Jan;60(1):68-72.
PMID:21809715
Priapism in hematological and coagulative disorders: an update.
Morrison BF
Nat Rev Urol. 2011 Apr;8(4):223-30. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2011.28. Epub 2011 Mar 15. Review.
PMID:21403660
