Living

Most of us know what a caregiver does, but not everyone fully understands what it is like to be a caregiver until they are in that role. To start a...

Receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis can be life-changing, and needing to immediately pivot to making treatment decisions can be overwhelming. Like all medical therapies, different treatment options carry different risks...

Well of course it wasn’t with the grim reaper, death is always reluctant to take calls, but it was with a friend who before too long is booked in for...

Prostate cancer has far-reaching effects on those living with the condition, as well as their families. Beyond the physical, mental, and emotional effects of the diagnosis, cancer-related expenses may take...

At the start of May 2017, I was a sub-elite athlete training to take on one of the world’s toughest ultra-marathons and qualified with a Good for Age Time for...

I was walking in my neighborhood the other day and just stop to talk to my neighbor. He shared with me that he had prostate cancer. This was the perfect time...

Everyone needs testosterone to drive performance whether that be athletic or sexual. Caster Semenya the South African athlete was told that she needed to take medication to reduce her testosterone...

Sometimes we do not know how to help someone who is facing prostate cancer. It can be hard to know what support looks like during this tough time. To learn...

My urologist got right to the point in May, 2018: “You have cancer”. Diagnosed with T2C prostate cancer, I did the dance with the Da Vinci Robot and had my...

Arizona State University is seeking sleep-disturbed cancer patients to participate in a research study. The purpose of the research is to determine the effects of an 8-week smartphone-based health intervention...

Proton beam therapy is a hot discussion topic in this community and when I received an interesting note from Vickie about her partner’s proton experience, I knew I wanted to dig...

The American Cancer Society and the Canadian Cancer Society estimate at least 293,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer (as of 2022). Of which roughly 39,000 men (34,500 American...

"The strength of a warrior is not defined by the wars he wins, but the times he seeks for peace." -- Aniket S. Sharma My co-worker was still early in...

Prostate cancer can have devastating effects on the psyche of men, regardless of ethnic origin, socioeconomic status, or political affiliation. It is something that unites all men in a common...

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and we could not think of a better way to celebrate it than having someone tell their story on their experience with this disease...

When dealing with a cancer diagnosis or in my case and possibly yours -- prostate cancer -- chances are that the last thing on your mind is the power of...

Readers in the UK will be very familiar with parkrun but US readers maybe less so. It is now a worldwide phenomenon with parkrun in over 20 countries around the...

Prostate cancer is an extremely common form of cancer that occurs in men. Some cancer patients receive inappropriately pessimistic estimates of their life expectancy following diagnosis. This disease affects the...

The Connected Health Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites, and technologies related to health. From fitness trackers...

In some circles, there’s a sense that prostate cancer is easily treatable and frankly a bit of a walk in the park. Carl told me: The worst thing I hear...