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I fell in love with my daughter Jessica on 6-2-89, the day she was born. Her mother and I went through Lamaze and planned a natural childbirth in a local...

On May 30th, six weeks and two days after my prostatectomy, I had my first PSA check-up with my doctor. Prior to surgerymy PSA was 8.3. On the 30th it...

Fatigue is a common symptom affecting people with prostate cancer and often one of the most debilitating. It can be experienced as both a symptom of prostate cancer and also...

You sit in the waiting area and the men around you are as old as your dad, or older. Their wives are looking worried, one or both members of the...

Discussing cancer with children or grandchildren can be a daunting task. It may be tempting to want to shield them from the overwhelming, even scary, situation so they do not...

The idea for this article has been in my mind for a while, but two things spurred me to finally write it. First was a post recently by a Prostate...

So far, we’ve scratched the surface on Selfless Sex by discussing how much pleasure the body can actually achieve. Just remember, Selfless Sex is about focusing on your partner. So...

We all realize the seriousness of any type of cancer. When my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he had to go to his first consultation. One doctor suggested he looked...

I’m in the early stages of recovery from a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. My surgery was on April 16th, 2018. As I continue to have less discomfort, sleep better and get...

My big question about active surveillance is: “Could your Gleason score be higher than what is found after your biopsy?” My history is I was diagnosed with a Gleason 8...

For a few months now, I’ve been reading your comments on the ProstateCancer.net Facebook page. There has been considerable interest in the sexual side effects of medications and treatments and...

What do you do when you are a newlywed and find out that you have prostate cancer? This is my father's story that I would like to share. He got...

“By the time I write my next article, I am confident that cancer will be gone from my body.” That was the final sentence of my last article, “A Funny...

Hot flashes are sudden feelings of warmth, sweating, and redness. They are common for women undergoing menopause. Men with prostate cancer undergoing hormone therapy also experience hot flashes.1 Hot flashes...

While prostate cancer may have affected your ability to perform sexually like you were able to in the past, your sex life doesn't have to end. It just has to...

Shared decision-making is a collaborative process that allows patients and their healthcare teams to make decisions together. This process takes into consideration the most up-to-date clinical information and research in...

Being a caregiver takes over your life in some ways. It has a way of impacting your money, your family, your job, your marriage, your health, your day, your home...

In another article, I mentioned how sex and your sexual health may change after cancer. There can be issues including erectile dysfunction (ED), problems with libido, and other psychological problems...

I’ve had overactive bladder (OAB) for years, and I know the mileage markers for all the rest stops on our New Jersey Expressways as well as where all the good...

As I wrote in my last article, a switch flipped in my mind when my PSA jumped two points to an 8.3. I reached the decision that I would end...