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Lucy is crouched down on one knee. Her index finger supports a football standing on end. Charlie Brown approaches the football and just as he swings his leg to kick...

When the radiation oncologist’s office called to schedule my follow-up visit after external beam radiation, I was taken back when asked, “Can we do this remotely via mobile phone or...

This is the second video in the series on managing stress after you hear the 4 simple words...you have prostate cancer. There can be a large amount of stress that...

Just this spring, we got the unwelcome news that prostate cancer is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer here among men in the UK. Men, we are top of the...

So often, after learning of a prostate cancer diagnosis, the focus is only on doctors. Yes, doctors play a crucial role in surviving prostate cancer, but they are not the...

We had a Physician Nutrition Specialist (PNS) speak at one of our monthly prostate cancer education and support group meetings. Chances are you not familiar with what a PNS designation...

Prostate cancer is more than a physical battle. In the long run, the other half is mental and it brings many challenges along the way. While none of us can...

A heartfelt plea was posted on our Facebook page: Are there any cancer success stories or is it all doom and gloom? It’s a tough question but I’m going to...

As many of you know I have been a prostate cancer survivor for almost eight years. And in many ways, I've learned over that period to not panic and to...

I was talking to one of my friends who have psoriatic arthritis. This is an autoimmune disease that I have had for over 30 years. Psoriatic arthritis is a type...

Coping with prostate cancer at any stage is not easy. Some men may experience a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of prostate cancer-related treatments and testing...

With the initial shock that comes from learning you have prostate cancer, it can be hard to know what to do next. Starting this journey can seem overwhelming, but it...

Lots of guys ignore the subtle warning signs of prostate cancer like issues in the bedroom or getting up multiple times at night to pee. What they try to avoid is...

As survivors, we often spend time talking about how we might deal with the reality of...or the potential for...developing advancing prostate cancer after initial treatment. That got me thinking that...

Unless someone has experienced cancer themselves, they often do not know what to say. So often, friends and family, upon learning someone has cancer, say things that are unhelpful at...

It’s close on three years since I was diagnosed with prostate cancer and in a month my treatment for the ejection of my unwelcome guest should come to a close...

Finding reliable information about prostate cancer on the Internet can be a challenge. How do you know what to believe? How do you separate fact from friction or truth from reality?...

I have been reading Together -- The Healing Power of Human Connection in a Sometimes Lonely World by Dr. Vivek Murthy and it got me thinking about the many men I...

Chemotherapy treatments aim to kill cancer cells in the body. These medications target fast-growing cells in the body and destroy them. While some of the fast-growing cells being killed by...

I first started writing poetry in a college creative writing class in 1968. I was nineteen, a sophomore and running the half mile and mile for the track team. I...