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Because of my involvement in support groups, I am often speaking with men who have gone through some form of prostate cancer treatment. It's not unusual to find men some...

Normal to me was just a basic and usual standard. It was very typical. I learned that my normal was going to look different after my dad passed away. My...

Cancer changes your life. Before a prostate cancer diagnosis, it is hard to imagine the impact it will have. Changes can be both big and small, temporary and long-lasting. We...

I am a woman who belongs to a couple of men’s prostate cancer support groups. Most of the time I just sit and listen to their journey in awe. My...

I need to learn to keep my mouth shut! In December 2021 I was asked to do an interview for regional TV here in the UK to talk about the...

Everyone’s life is made of a multitude of emotions, reactions, feelings, and circumstances, but confronting a cancer battle as a caregiver brings a whole new direction to everything. To simplify...

Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded the hit “Fortunate Son” in the late 1960s. It is a Vietnam protest song, lamenting how some “fortunate” men could avoid military service altogether, while others less...

Being diagnosed with any cancer is really a tough pill to swallow. If it's your loved one, seeing them suffer makes it even more tough. When my father got the...

I moved from New Jersey to Florida and was looking for a job in the field of pelvic floor physical therapy. It didn’t take long to find one. Prostate cancer...

I’ve been a caregiver for many years, starting with my husband 14 years ago when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Then several years later he was treated for bladder cancer. More...

When I last updated my story, my PSA (prostate specific antigen) was starting to rise. My PSA used to take 12-18 months to double but was now was doubling every...

Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health. It also aims to expand opportunities for health...

I share my father’s journey to bring awareness to people with prostate cancer, caregivers, and others in the community. Some things are even embarrassing for me to write about, but...

How do you move forward when cancer is part of your life, either as a patient or a caregiver? How do you set aside the disease to immerse mind, soul, and...

When you learn you have prostate cancer, you face some big decisions. Making decisions about the various treatments is complicated. Every type of prostate cancer treatment has risks and benefits...

Five years gone since you came alongTo a place you don’t belongBlues and trouble is what you bringBlues and trouble that’s your thing I’ve got a new album called Midnight...

In this video Dennis offers his insights on how he made it known to family and friends that he was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer. He points out the...

The prostate produces PSA. And since both healthy and cancerous prostate cells manufacture PSA, a prostatectomy aims to remove the entire prostate. If successful, PSA should eventually drop to undetectable...

Getting to know that my father was suffering from prostate cancer made the world seem fuzzy. I could not take this news, but I had to stay calm to ensure...

People look at me and see someone who looks reasonably fit and well and still manages to run every day. But I don’t think that they truly understand the impact...