Impact of Longterm Hormone Therapy - EmasculationWhen I was diagnosed, aged 60, it became clear fairly early on that our sex life was going to be adversely impacted...reactions26comments
Raising Awareness and Saving LivesProstate cancer is generally not screened for in most parts of the world, or is being screened for less. This is leading...reactions2comments
Sex, Sexuality, and MasculinityI was 60 years of age when I was diagnosed with stage 4 incurable prostate cancer. I started lifelong androgen deprivation therapy...reactions6comments
Treatment AdvancesI vividly remember a conversation with an eminent professor, whose specialty is prostate cancer, at a research event. It was about two...reactions5comments
Coping With Side Effects of Longterm Hormone TherapyThe hardest part of my terminal diagnosis in May 2017 has, to date, been coping with the side effects of my treatment...reactions16comments
The Power Of ExerciseAt the start of May 2017, I was a sub-elite athlete training to take on one of the world’s toughest ultra-marathons and...reactions4comments
A Very Different LifeWhen you hear the word cancer it’s devastating, but when they follow it up with the word incurable, it’s indescribable. Then your...reactions3comments
Fighting the "Good Fight"I was with a friend recently who was diagnosed with De Novo advanced stage prostate cancer six years ago at the age...reactions6comments
Focus on the PositivesA friend who I respect and also has stage 4 prostate cancer challenged me regarding my article about living a very different...reactions6comments
Fatigue and Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is, thankfully, keeping me alive. However, the side effects have been difficult to cope with, and one of...reactions40comments
Testosterone Is Vastly Underrated!Everyone needs testosterone to drive performance whether that be athletic or sexual. Caster Semenya the South African athlete was told that she...reactions8comments
We Can Do Better, We Must Do BetterI had the privilege of being asked to speak, representing patients, as part of a symposium at the European Association of Urology...reactions9comments
Parkrun and 5K Your WayReaders in the UK will be very familiar with parkrun but US readers maybe less so. It is now a worldwide phenomenon...reactionscomments
Painting My Town BlueI live in a southern suburb of Manchester, UK, called Altrincham. In fact, I’m the current Provost (think Mayor) of Altrincham and...reactions7comments
Talking About It: to Share or Not Share My Prostate Cancer Diagnosis?When I was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in May 2017, my treatment pathway was going to be hormone therapy and Docetaxel...reactions3comments
Music Can Save Our Mortal SoulsMy wife and I have always loved music, and we have an incredibly eclectic music collection ranging from Abba to Opera. In...reactions1comment
HopeIt’s early in the year as I sit and write this, and I’ve already been approached for help and advice from the...reactions5comments
Mourning and Remembering Life Before CancerA cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It’s bad enough when it’s a curable cancer, but so much worse when it’s incurable and the...reactions2comments
Bone HealthThere are so many side effects that you are blissfully unaware of when you are diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. When...reactions8comments
Running Man, a GiftI was diagnosed stage 4 in May 2017, aged 60, when a runners “groin strain” turned out to be far worse than...reactions5comments
