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I started my cancer journey on Easter 2011. I was in Vail, Colorado visiting relatives when I had an altitude related heart episode. I was rushed to Vail Community Hospital...

A prostate biopsy is used to confirm or diagnose prostate cancer. During this procedure, doctors collect tissue samples to look at for signs of cancer. Your doctor may recommend a...

As I have looked deeply into the emotional strains of having a father with living with prostate cancer, I look at how a chronic illness can take an emotional toll...

In the 50’s John Hopkins scientists did a study on the power of hope. Using wild and tame rats, they proved that hope can be the deciding factor between life...

What do you do when you leave the hospital? You are done with your treatment and have left the hospital to face many things. It is time to heal. We...

Men's health and prostate cancer: I believe the more healthy you keep yourself, the better your chances are to battle prostate cancer, if diagnosed. I believe staying in shape may...

Receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming and anxiety-ridden event. You may have all sorts of questions and wonder whether your doctor has made the correct diagnosis. Your...

“It's tiring being sick. You need all the rest you can get just to get through the day.” Is this good advice? Almost certainly not, unless you have other significant...

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...