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In part two of his story, community member Coachestep talks about the events following his initial prostate cancer diagnosis and his deciding on his treatment plan. Read part I here...

Title: Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer Author: Patrick C. Walsh, MD and Janet Farrar Worthington Hachette Book Group Fourth Edition, Revised and Updated May 2018 “The ultimate book on the...

Much has been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists in 2017 for their work in unraveling its...

Cancer patients after they get their chemotherapy infusion usually feels pretty good until a couple of hours go by. Then the weakness of your body starts to set in. My...

My father has had prostate cancer for over 10 years and throat cancer for 30 years. He is 84 and takes a series of medications daily. Prostate cancer is a...

In part one of his story, community member Coachdestep talks about the first symptoms, getting the diagnosis, and his family’s reaction to the news. In the spring of 2017, my...

As a long-time fan of hiking and backpacking, and approaching 70, in January of 2018 I booked a trip with REI for a 13 day, 120 mile guided trek in...

If you read my last article (Kegels 101), hopefully you are able to contract your pelvic floor muscles enough now to correctly perform a good program with the goal of...

ProstateCancer.net recently sat down with Reel Recovery, a weekend fly fishing retreat for men living with or after cancer, and Stan, Reel Recovery executive director, to talk about these weekends...

Focal therapy for prostate cancer means treating cancer in one specific area of the prostate rather than the whole gland. Focal therapy can be performed using different techniques or energy...

Earlier in this series, I mentioned how some men may have to open up a bit and explore new things after prostate cancer treatment. Well, this is one area where...

Charles Cole talks about living with Stage IV, and the pain of hearing you "don't look sick." Dealing with "you don't look sick" over the last 3 years has always...

Performing exercises on a muscle group that you cannot see and often (at least initially) cannot feel can be frustrating. It often leads people to the conclusion that “Kegel exercises...

Based on the findings of recent research, men who have inflammatory bowel disease have a significantly higher risk of developing prostate cancer. While these two diseases may not appear to...

For the past several months, I’ve been writing about Selfless Sex, where you focus on the pleasure of your partner. So now, let’s turn around and talk about your pleasure...

I have asked myself this question a few times. I am on several social media sites; just because I can be. Sometimes I feel like I get swallowed up with...

Advanced prostate cancer sucks. It’s not just the diagnosis or the prognosis. It is everything about the disease including treatment. There is never any discussion of the “C” word. You...

We have heard repeatedly that early detection is the key for people with prostate cancer. I'm still a little surprised at the number of men over 50 who will not...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...

What is a Kegel, and how do I pronounce it? Truthfully, it doesn’t matter how you pronounce it. It really just matters that you are doing these exercises of the...