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I have prostate cancer and I’ve had PTSD, but in my case, the two aren’t linked, but they can be. Although my cancer diagnosis petrified me, and I get stats...

They say life is about choices. Well, I did not choose prostate cancer and I certainly did not choose to have an aggressive form of it. Rather, cancer invited itself into...

"It looks like your PSA level is more than 0.49 nanograms per milliliter and..." -The Unknown Urologist You are sitting in the urologist office listening and going over the results...

Dr. Daniel P. Petrylak, MD spoke of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors having the potential to change the standard of care for prostate cancer (PCa) at the 13th Annual Interdisciplinary Prostate...

Living with a chronic disease, like cancer, can sometimes make it difficult to function in the workplace. But despite struggling daily, many workers are reluctant to speak to their employers...

Hearing you have prostate cancer for the first time always comes as a shock on many levels. If you have a partner how do you break the news? Should there...

What advice will men follow when it comes to June and men's health awareness? Perhaps...focusing on one issue may offer a possible solution for men who are living with prostate...

In part 3 of this series on stress and prostate cancer, we will look at how I am managing prostate cancer stress in my life. I must say a Gleason...

Following fully completing my first Trial Work Period (TWP) service month, I had to call and report my income for the month of February 2020. The SSD wanted to know...

Men are often taken back when I casually mention that prostate cancer is as great a threat to a man’s life as breast cancer is to the life of a...

Being in and around the news business for most of my career it comes naturally for me to think like a reporter. Even when you’re not one, the urge to...

How many Kegels should I do? How long should I be practicing my pelvic floor exercises? There are a lot of questions around which pelvic floor exercise routine will best...

Living with a chronic health condition such as prostate cancer can have a huge impact on your life. Unfortunately, despite advanced treatments and laws to protect us from discrimination in...

Prostate cancer is not something that people talk about often. As a result, the misconceptions are rampant. To highlight the many misunderstandings about prostate cancer, we reached out on the...

With any illness, we take over the counter and prescription drugs. They both have possible side effects that are not always welcomed by us. However, the drug risks should be...

One day, I received a letter from Social Security Disability and tucked away deep inside the envelope was a brochure concerning what they deemed a Trial Work Period or TWP...

When I lost my friend to prostate cancer, I didn’t know how to feel. The pain was so much for me to handle. So many have lost family and friends...

Stress and anxiety are never a good combination.  Apparently being on edge 24/7 generates a never-ending dump of cortisol, a powerful hormone that is generally associated with the “fight or...

On National Cancer Survivors Day, observed each year on the first Sunday in June, we honor and celebrate anyone whose life has been changed by a cancer diagnosis. We stand...

Things are likely to be different following any type of prostate cancer treatment. The skill of the surgeon and the extent of various treatment protocols along with the steady march...