Living

There are so many side effects that you are blissfully unaware of when you are diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. When you’ve just been told that you have incurable...

Anniversaries may record and celebrate happy occasions: wedding anniversaries, celebrations for tenure at a job, milestone birthdays. There are also milestones, or anniversaries, for cancer patients, too. We likely don’t...

Having to undergo tests or screenings for prostate cancer can be nerve-wracking. You may be nervous about an upcoming prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to see if your levels have risen...

As for my writing this article, I’m sitting on the balcony overlooking the beach on spring break. The laughter of my seven-month-old daughter reminds me that this is a spring...

I have been facilitating a prostate cancer support group for several years, and I feel like each meeting brings me closer to owning and understanding my relationship with my cancer...

I have always adored the answer to the question, "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" And the answer is PRACTICE. Not only have I treated many men following a...

As we drive to Chicago to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary, we remember our lives together during the past 50 years. After my husband Dan’s prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and...

There is a need to understand mental and emotional wellness in the course of prostate cancer therapy and treatment. Societal and pandemic-related issues have made mental health a central part...

Prostate cancer can be difficult to diagnose. It often shows no symptoms in the early stages. And even when potential symptoms appear, like trouble urinating or erectile dysfunction, they could...

I am my father's caregiver, so I would like to share some more of his journey. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the age of 72. When I look...

A biopsy is a check to test whether you have prostate cancer or not. Perhaps you’ve been told you may need this procedure and would like to know what happens...

When you face a fork in the road you suddenly face options. You can stop and remain frozen in place. That is okay until you get hungry, cold or wet, need...

It’s early in the year as I sit and write this, and I’ve already been approached for help and advice from the friends and loved ones of two men recently...

The medical oncologist used the word “cured” in notes from an appointment I had with her. “Cured” in terms of prostate cancer is not totally reassuring for me, but I'll...

I talk about my father’s prostate cancer journey a lot, but what I haven’t shared is how many times we almost failed to get here. My father was diagnosed with...

If you have ever felt dismissed by a doctor, you may have experienced a type of bias (prejudice) called medical gaslighting. Medical gaslighting can happen to anyone, but it most...

The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test measures the amount of prostate antigen in a person's blood. When a man's PSA level is higher than usual, it could be – though is...

Educating people about prostate cancer and supporting those affected can help us cope. People who have lived with the disease at any stage, be it Stage 1, 2, 3, or...

One procedure that helps diagnose prostate cancer is a biopsy. In a prostate biopsy, a doctor takes tissue from the prostate gland to study under a microscope. They remove the...

I felt like a fraud! I was sitting in the cancer treatment center having my 12 weekly infusions of Zometa, that helps stop my bones disintegrating after seven years of...