Take the Person Before Patient SurveyThe Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like prostate cancer can...reactionscomments
Sexual Intimacy After TreatmentDuring a recent virtual support group meeting, we had several new folks (men and their partners) show up, along with many questions on sexual intimacy following the various treatment options...reactions6comments
Dark Days and RelentlessnessThe impact of lockdown here in the UK has felt utterly relentless. As of this writing, the area I live in, Greater Manchester, will have lived with some form of...reactions1comment
A Slice of Nice Makes a Mile of SmilesAs we move throughout our day-to-day lives, we come in contact with dozens of people. Aside from our daily job and career, we dine in at restaurants, pull up next...reactions3comments
Has Cancer Changed You?A lot of folks ask me: “Has prostate cancer changed you?” The best answer I have found is to say: No matter how I look at it, everyone appears to experience...reactions7comments
9th MayI vividly remember May 2017. I’d been training most of the year for an ultra-marathon that was due to take place on June 4, but I’d been plagued by a...reactions1comment
Unknown Cost of CancerThe moment an individual is told they have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, they begin to pay a heavy cost not only financially but emotionally. Cancer can cost a person...reactions4comments
Proton Therapy: What’s the Catch? – Part 2Bobby was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. He talks about his path to getting diagnosed and undergoing proton therapy for treatment. Read Part 1 and Part 3. My first...reactions9comments
Healthy Lifestyle May Reduce the Risk of Deadly Prostate CancerProstate cancer is the second most common cancer in men in the United States. In fact, it is estimated that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer...reactions2comments
Different ToolsIf you have been diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, chances are good that you may be able to take advantage of something called active surveillance. A low-risk cancer is one...reactionscomments
Proton Therapy: What's the Catch? – Part 1Bobby was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2020. He talks about his path to getting diagnosed and undergoing proton therapy for treatment. Read Part 2. As the saying goes, when...reactions8comments
How’s the Water?In 2005, David Foster Wallace, an award-winning novelist and then professor at Pomona University, presented a commencement address to the graduating class at Kenyon College. During the presentation, he told...reactionscomments
Irony of Drug Treatments, My Rhythm of LifeI say irony because when I was 45 years old, my employer at the time sent me for a medical. The outcome was that I was borderline clinically obese, and...reactionscomments
Dinna FashAn old Scots-Gaelic phrase “dinna fash” has become a war cry for this old battle hardened cancer warrior. “Dinna fash” translates into English as “do not worry” or “do not...reactions1comment
A Prostate Cancer Personal StoryI joined a prostate support group a few months ago. I wanted to learn more about this disease since my father was diagnosed at the age of 72. I've met some...reactions2comments
What Are Digital Therapeutics?Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help overcome barriers of location, time, and resources. This...reactionscomments
"A Man and His Prostate:" The PlayThis may be one of the first theater reviews for ProstateCancer.net, so here’s the news: Ed Asner stars in a one-man show called "A Man and His Prostate," and you...reactions5comments
Personal ObservationsNot long ago I met a woman whose husband had passed from un-diagnosed prostate cancer. By the time he gave in (due to significant pain), he discovered both the cause...reactionscomments
Vaccine, Vaccine, VaccineThe world is obsessed with vaccines. Well, in truth, it’s those vaccines that will hopefully set us free from COVID and allow us to return to something close to call...reactions6comments
About EDI am not talking about my friend and fishing partner, Edward (Ed). Nope… I am talking about the big question that comes up most often in our prostate cancer education...reactions7comments
