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Good day everyone, Dr. Nick here again with another article. This article is about alcohol consumption and prostate cancer. While I’m not the biggest drinker of alcohol, I do enjoy...

Chances are you know someone living with cancer. There’s an even greater chance you know someone suffering from prostate cancer. From what I understand there are over two hundred types...

Kegels can be helpful in strengthing the pelvic floor muscles following surgery for prostate cancer. This video covers two common mistakes that men often make while doing pelvic floor exercises...

In part four of his story, community member Coachestep talks about deciding to go on disability after coping with the brutal side effects of treatment and facing depression. Near the...

New and more accurate tests are needed to screen for and diagnose prostate cancer (PCa); the PCA3 gene test may be a part of the answer. Prostate cancer is one...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness like prostate cancer and its side effects. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community members...

In part three of his story, community member Coachestep talks about reaching out for support and coping with the emotional and physical toll of treatment. My friend, a fellow cancer...

I have commented to numerous guys here at ProstateCancer.net who’ve had prostate cancer (PCa) and a prostatectomy and later in their PCa journey reported they are "cancer-free" or their PSA...

My goal after surgery in April 2018 was to get back to normal exercise and travel as soon as possible. That meant experimentation with what kind of incontinence protection I...

In part two of his story, community member Coachestep talks about the events following his initial prostate cancer diagnosis and his deciding on his treatment plan. Read part I here...

Title: Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer Author: Patrick C. Walsh, MD and Janet Farrar Worthington Hachette Book Group Fourth Edition, Revised and Updated May 2018 “The ultimate book on the...

Much has been made of the circadian system and its characteristic rhythms since the Nobel Prize was awarded to three different scientists in 2017 for their work in unraveling its...

Cancer patients after they get their chemotherapy infusion usually feels pretty good until a couple of hours go by. Then the weakness of your body starts to set in. My...

No matter the type of cancer, there are some common experiences when it comes to treatment side effects. Fatigue is one of the most common side effects that people have...

My father has had prostate cancer for over 10 years and throat cancer for 30 years. He is 84 and takes a series of medications daily. Prostate cancer is a...

In part one of his story, community member Coachdestep talks about the first symptoms, getting the diagnosis, and his family’s reaction to the news. In the spring of 2017, my...

As a long-time fan of hiking and backpacking, and approaching 70, in January of 2018 I booked a trip with REI for a 13 day, 120 mile guided trek in...

If you read my last article (Kegels 101), hopefully you are able to contract your pelvic floor muscles enough now to correctly perform a good program with the goal of...

ProstateCancer.net recently sat down with Reel Recovery, a weekend fly fishing retreat for men living with or after cancer, and Stan, Reel Recovery executive director, to talk about these weekends...

Focal therapy for prostate cancer means treating cancer in one specific area of the prostate rather than the whole gland. Focal therapy can be performed using different techniques or energy...