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Upon my diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone metastasis stage 4, I was relieved when my urological oncologist informed me that surgical removal of my prostate was not...

One of my favorite songs from my youth is “Dancing in The Street,” by Martha and the Vandellas. The lyric goes like this: All we need is music, sweet music...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate all of those who have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis. Every...

Thanks to COVID and the increasing use of electronic communication, it should come as no surprise that we are spending more and more time being stationary. If you are not...

Prostate cancer can sometimes come back after treatment, and the fear of recurrence can be a source of anxiety for many men. We asked the community about recurrence in our...

UK and USA healthcare systems vary greatly, but here in the UK I think we face massive challenges due to drugs that extend men’s lives simply not being available. Some...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like prostate cancer can...

During a recent virtual support group meeting, we had several new folks (men and their partners) show up, along with many questions on sexual intimacy following the various treatment options...

The impact of lockdown here in the UK has felt utterly relentless. As of this writing, the area I live in, Greater Manchester, will have lived with some form of...

As we move throughout our day-to-day lives, we come in contact with dozens of people. Aside from our daily job and career, we dine in at restaurants, pull up next...

A lot of folks ask me: “Has prostate cancer changed you?”  The best answer I have found is to say: No matter how I look at it, everyone appears to experience...

I vividly remember May 2017. I’d been training most of the year for an ultra-marathon that was due to take place on June 4, but I’d been plagued by a...

The moment an individual is told they have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, they begin to pay a heavy cost not only financially but emotionally. Cancer can cost a person...

Bobby was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. He talks about his path to getting diagnosed and undergoing proton therapy for treatment. Read Part 1 and Part 3. My first...

If you have been diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, chances are good that you may be able to take advantage of something called active surveillance. A low-risk cancer is one...

Bobby was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. He talks about his path to getting diagnosed and undergoing proton therapy for treatment. Read Part 2. As the saying goes, when...

In 2005, David Foster Wallace, an award-winning novelist and then professor at Pomona University, presented a commencement address to the graduating class at Kenyon College. During the presentation, he told...

I say irony because when I was 45 years old, my employer at the time sent me for a medical. The outcome was that I was borderline clinically obese, and...

An old Scots-Gaelic phrase “dinna fash” has become a war cry for this old battle hardened cancer warrior. “Dinna fash” translates into English as “do not worry” or “do not...

I joined a prostate support group a few months ago. I wanted to learn more about this disease since my father was diagnosed at the age of 72. I've met some...