The New Normal: Foreign Travel After TreatmentMy wife and I recently spent a few days in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, visiting friends who moved there several years ago. We loved everything about the city: the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Benefits of Physical Rehabilitation for a Person with CancerHearing the dreaded diagnosis of cancer is something no one wishes to hear. Many questions come along with it... What kind? How bad? How long do I have? What do...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Rethinking the Southern DietWhile the southern diet typically represents some of the best food on the planet, it may not be the best for us. So, when it comes to prostate cancer and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
I Am More Than My Diagnosis: A Year in ReviewIn our Impact of Cancer Survey we asked what terms people diagnosed with cancer preferred and disliked. The answers were all across the board, from survivor to metavivor to “just...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Four Rules For a Happy LifeA few years back, long before I was diagnosed with prostate cancer, I wrote a jokey post on social media titled: Four rules for a happy life, and here they...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My Sex Desire Is GoneWe live in a world where sex seems to be everywhere. I’m a baby boomer and in the last 20 or so years, I have seen more sex on TV...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Mental Health Among Prostate Cancer SurvivorsProstate cancer survivorship requires ongoing monitoring for cancer recurrence, the development of new cancers, and chronic health conditions. Much of the research on the quality of life of cancer survivors...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Regaining Your LibidoErectile dysfunction, along with incontinence, are two of the most common side effects of a prostatectomy. It is also the problem most feared by men as they contemplate life following...Reactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Axumin for Early Detection of Recurrent Prostate CancerIt has been possible for years to use the PSA test and its findings as a potential warning sign of prostate cancer recurrence, but harder to detect specifically where the...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Further Exploring African American Men, Prostate Cancer, and Doctor TrustWhen attending the Prostate Cancer Today conference, I sat in on an insightful session focusing on African-American men and prostate cancer. This session was not driven by academics, researchers, or...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Cancer at ChristmasThe expectations are high on the part of everyone to have a good time. Friends are gathered, food is shared, and presents unwrapped. Then of course there are the songs:...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Support and Friendship through Hard Times: Part 2In an interview with my co-author Ron Sorter about our new book, Letters In A Helmet, A Story of Fraternity and Brotherhood, Ron and I discuss the importance of support...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Food is MedicineAlthough we may consider the phrase "food is medicine" to be part of our society’s more recent trend towards healthy eating, this phrase is actually attributed to Hippocrates, the Greek...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
How Important is a Good Bedside Manner?We talk about bedside manner because it’s important to us as patients and to those around us. We want a pretty special combination of empathy, knowledge, experience, practical skills and...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Living With a Chronic Condition and WorkingWhen you live with a chronic condition, it can affect every area of your life, including your work. In this Living With podcast episode, hear from six Health Union contributors...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Incontinence and the High Altitude Challenge: ClimbingWill's continues the story from Incontinence and High Altitude Challenge: Backpacking where he shares his experience managing incontinence on a rock climb trip. Three days after returning home after backpacking...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Support and Friendship through Hard Times: Part 1In an interview with my co-author Ron Sorter about our new book, Letters In A Helmet, A Story of Fraternity and Brotherhood, Ron and I discuss the importance of support...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prostate Cancer and Narrative TherapyIn this article, I want to discuss Narrative Therapy (NT) and prostate cancer. I was given an article by a colleague who knows I write for ProstateCancer.net. The article is...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Not in a VacuumEditor’s Note: This article was originally shared by our sister site, BladderCancer.net, and was written by Mac Howard. Cancer has been an incredible teacher, a constant companion, and a challenge...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
In America: What’s That?To learn more about the challenges of living with prostate cancer, we are conducting our In America survey. By taking our survey, you can bring awareness to the realities of...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments