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In an effort to heal and strengthen my pelvic floor, and eliminate the incontinence that followed my radical laparoscopic prostatectomy in April 2018, I started seeing a physical therapist, Dr...

I still remember when the only thing I really wanted for Christmas was a new set of green army men, when TV sets had vertical and horizontal controls, when the...

In October 2018, I attended the Prostate Cancer Today conference in Virginia, sponsored by Prostate Cancer International. While it was the only the 2nd annual conference, it had well over...

First off I just want to say that getting a diagnosis that you have prostate cancer can be a very scary time. I know that when my father got the...

In this article, I will begin to discuss some ways to proactively recover erections after you have had surgery to remove your prostate due to prostate cancer. I have to...

The word “will” can seem loaded when mentioned in casual conversation, and it might seem morbid to talk about or even unnecessary for the average person to think about. However...

Prostate cancer can be treated in a variety of ways, including watchful waiting, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy. Treatment can vary from person-to-person, and can include one or more...

In this final installment of Selfless Sex, it’s important to discuss building intimacy, and for some couples we can say rebuilding intimacy. If you think of all the things you...

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

Depression is a common condition in people with prostate cancer. Even those who have been successfully treated for their cancer can develop depression and anxiety. Since depression is a serious condition...

Comorbidity. I only became aware of this unpleasant word a couple of years ago. It is defined as “the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.”...

For Movember, ProstateCancer.net is highlighting community perspectives on men's health awareness. In our second interview, we talked with community member Ray about being a caregiver and receiving his own diagnosis...

Earlier this month, ProstateCancer.net sat down with the Movember Foundation and two Mo Bros, Doug Prusoff and Matt Gutt, to talk about Movember and one of the movement’s missions to...

My wife, Melinda, and I met in late 1979 while working at the same restaurant in San Luis Obispo, California. She was a native and I was a refugee from...

This week I started my first clinical trial that’s a treatment-based study. I only say “treatment based” as there are multiple types of clinical trials. I’m already participating in a...

Modern life can be all about failure, or the avoidance of it. From an early age we are urged to work hard to pass tests and get high scores. We...

No Shave November or Movember as many call it is rapidly approaching. Will this be the year that you participate? Before setting out on a month long quest to become...

Breakthrough pain (BTP) is just that, a sudden onset level of pain that is separate from the ongoing pain generally well managed by medication, particularly in cancer patients. Breakthrough pain...

Though the statistics vary somewhat from state to state, nationwide about 65% of all disability claims are denied on the first application. Luckily, receiving a denial does not mean that...

Did you know that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime?My father is 84 years old and got diagnosed at age 72. There are...