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I always thought prostate cancer was an “old man’s” disease. After all, I didn’t know anyone who had it. And I understood that prostate cancer could affect male erections and...

Learning to control one’s breathing can be a critical step in a prostate cancer warrior’s war with pain. As I stated previously in articles, my cancer medical team equipped me...

In 2018 when I was diagnosed with stage IIIC prostate cancer, it was a shock to my system. My life trajectory and plans were instantly derailed. After my urologist gave...

There are a variety of opinions on the usefulness of the prostate specific antigen test (PSA) for helping diagnose prostate cancer. The prostate is always producing this protein, so why test...

We hear a lot of things around the world these days, especially on social media. Whatever we hear, it is not always necessary for it to be true all the...

I do all my father’s grocery shopping now, not because he’s sick, but because he’s almost 90. On one of my weekly shopping trips, I coincidently bumped into an old friend...

At some point during the journey with prostate cancer, many people find themselves talking to their cancer or wishing they could give their disease a piece of their mind. In...

There are a lot of misconceptions about prostate cancer. Trying to sort through them and find the facts can be difficult. For Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we are highlighting myths...

The 2022 Awareness Month Giveaway is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Prostate cancer can change the lives of patients, families, and friends. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month...

I was in the family room on the first floor when I heard a loud bang and thump followed by a cry to help from my wife. After running up the...

I don’t think that anyone who hasn’t had cancer would truly understand the impact that a cancer diagnosis has on a person. And I’m absolutely convinced that they wouldn’t truly...

At some time in all our lives things do not work, and often that means we feel stuck and lose our way. A prostate cancer diagnosis is not something we...

In a way, the discovery of a boney metastasis 25 years after my original prostate cancer surgery both was a disappointment and a cause for gratitude. Clearly, if we hadn’t...

A warrior can be defined as a person engaged in some struggle or conflict. But what’s the definition of a worrier? Broadly, it can be defined exactly the same. A worrier is...

Just after my father went through his surgery, the next step was to manage his incision and to make sure that he successfully recovered from it. Doctors gave us a...

I was diagnosed at age 55 in March of 2008. It's now 2022, and I’m sneaking up on 70, as of my writing this. Still here! Over the course of...

I used to work in a nursing home. It was filled with older residents, many of whom had served in World War II. On some workdays, the nursing home was...

A man that I know and admire greatly has decided that five years of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is enough and is taking a treatment break. Given that he was...

Recently we celebrated my oldest daughter’s 46th birthday. It was a birthday we weren’t sure we would see since her diagnosis of breast cancer in late 2021. This year has...

It was not long after my prostatectomy that my urologist suggested I might want to consider going on a protocol of Viagra, apparently one of the many phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5)...