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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...

What happens when there are no answers to the questions? How do I help others when no one can say for sure what will happen next? When it comes to prostate...

I am often asked by newly diagnosed men and their partners if there is a difference between active surveillance (AS) and watchful waiting (WW). The answer is YES there are real...

Like any other chronic disease, a prostate cancer diagnosis will significantly affect your life. It will affect your friends, your colleagues, and most importantly your family. This will be a...

Even after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are some of the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 for...

Katie's husband, Ed, was diagnosed with prostate cancer 4 years ago. After standing by her husband through surgery and treatment, Katie talks about her experience supporting someone with cancer. As...

In this video, I will talk about 3 ways to keep your life together following a prostate cancer diagnosis when everything in your world seems to be falling apart. I...

It happens every time the nurse calls and says, "Dennis, it's time to schedule your next PSA test." With almost 8 years of PSA testing every 6 months, I look...

A prostate cancer diagnosis often comes with a mountain of new information to digest. Doctors are there with us through the entire process from screening through diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare...

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...