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The first case of prostate cancer was discovered in 1853 by J. Adams, a surgeon in London. In his report, the surgeon noted that it was “a very rare disease.”...

Before my cancer diagnosis, I understood that men had prostates, but that was about the extent of my knowledge. The subject never came up in conversations, and I had no...

Okay, I admit it, I haven’t been a lover of the festive season for a long time. Yes, I know, absolute sacrilege. To my mind it had become too commercialized...

Hearing about Chadwick Boseman’s very sad cancer death and hearing that he kept his diagnosis very private got me thinking about the pros and cons of being open about your...

While it is well-understood that prostate cancer rates vary among people of different races and ethnicities, it is not clear why. In the United States, Black men are more likely...

Here in the UK a famous soccer manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, labeled the end of the soccer season “squeaky bum time:” that point in the season where everything was very...

Beverly Baldwin's father passed away from prostate cancer in 2012. She is the author of the book, "Memories of a Daughter’s Last Cry," which recounts her emotions during her father's...

A prostate cancer diagnosis is life-changing. The diagnosis has a physical, emotional, and financial impact on those living with it. We conducted our Prostate Cancer In America survey to gain...

We Brits are very fond of talking about the weather. It changes frequently and our summers are as likely to be cold and wet as they are to be warm...

For some, receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis may come as a shock. Others might feel overwhelmed or scared. No matter whether the diagnosis is a surprise or expected, there is...

In my early 50s, my doctor recommended including the PSA blood test as part of my annual checkup. At the time, I wasn’t familiar with the term PSA. However, I...

I have been around men my whole life. Of course, I have a father, husband, two grown sons and 10 uncles. I have kept my ears to the ground on...

Both Memorial Day and Veterans Day pay tribute to those men and women who have served our nation. But did you know that many of the same military folks just...

On 30th August 1980 I married my first and only love, my amazing wife Tracey. Our Ruby wedding anniversary will be a very strange and muted affair as we live...

In a previous article, I wrote about the need to have a Plan B if Plan A doesn’t work out. Since I wrote that article, two Plan A’s were scrubbed...

After a shocking diagnosis at the young age of 52, Jim Rathburn has spent the years post-treatment networking with cancer centers, talking to others, and finding creative ways to get...

I live in a southern suburb of Manchester, UK, called Altrincham. In fact, I’m the current Provost (think Mayor) of Altrincham and I’ve been involved in the Altrincham Business community...

Fatigue: It’s not “just being tired”, and it’s an experience that individuals living with a chronic health condition know all too well. Fatigue can impact every aspect of daily life...

Most of us know what a caregiver does, but not everyone fully understands what it is like to be a caregiver until they are in that role. To start a...

Receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis can be life-changing, and needing to immediately pivot to making treatment decisions can be overwhelming. Like all medical therapies, different treatment options carry different risks...