Prostate Cancer Anxieties: Loss & ProgressionIn this series, we discuss the causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Recognizing Depression and Getting TreatmentDepression is a common condition in people with prostate cancer. Even those who have been successfully treated for their cancer can develop depression and anxiety. Since depression is a serious condition... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Mental Challenges Of Dealing With ComorbidityComorbidity. I only became aware of this unpleasant word a couple of years ago. It is defined as “the simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient.”... By tom.sheppard3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Movember Community Spotlight: RayFor Movember, ProstateCancer.net is highlighting community perspectives on men's health awareness. In our second interview, we talked with community member Ray about being a caregiver and receiving his own diagnosis... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Mo Invisible BattlesEarlier this month, ProstateCancer.net sat down with the Movember Foundation and two Mo Bros, Doug Prusoff and Matt Gutt, to talk about Movember and one of the movement’s missions to... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
[DO NOT PUBLISH] Support for Our Veterans: An Interview with the Steven A. Cohen Military Family ClinicIn honor of Veterans Day on November 11, ProstateCancer.net sat down with Peter Freudenberger, LCSW who is the Outreach Manager at the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the... By Editorial Team 5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
TeamworkMy wife, Melinda, and I met in late 1979 while working at the same restaurant in San Luis Obispo, California. She was a native and I was a refugee from... By Will Jones4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Participating in a Clinical Trial - Part 1This week I started my first clinical trial that’s a treatment-based study. I only say “treatment based” as there are multiple types of clinical trials. I’m already participating in a... By Doug Sparling3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Movember On My MindModern life can be all about failure, or the avoidance of it. From an early age we are urged to work hard to pass tests and get high scores. We... By Simon Lord2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
No Shave NovemberNo Shave November or Movember as many call it is rapidly approaching. Will this be the year that you participate? Before setting out on a month long quest to become... By Todd Seals3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What is Breakthrough Pain and How Do I Manage It?Breakthrough pain (BTP) is just that, a sudden onset level of pain that is separate from the ongoing pain generally well managed by medication, particularly in cancer patients. Breakthrough pain... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How To Appeal a Social Security Disability DenialThough the statistics vary somewhat from state to state, nationwide about 65% of all disability claims are denied on the first application. Luckily, receiving a denial does not mean that... By Mariah Z. Leach5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Will My Prostate Cancer Age Me?Did you know that 1 in 9 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime?My father is 84 years old and got diagnosed at age 72. There are... By Diane Talbert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks?The physical and emotional toll of prostate cancer due to the possible changes in sexual health may cause men to feel a loss to their self-worth. But it doesn't have... By Nick Myers1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Things They Don't Tell You About Prostate CancerEight years ago this month my prostate cancer treatment was starting to turn from an idea into a plan. On the way things happened that hadn’t been mentioned or discussed... By Simon Lord2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments23 comments
Meet John and The Reluctant BrotherhoodProstateCancer.net sat down with John Teisberg, community advocate and founder of The Reluctant Brotherhood, to discuss his journey with prostate cancer and how it motivated him to create a different... By john.teisberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Erections After Prostatectomy – Do You Care?The diagnosis of prostate cancer means making a lot of decisions. Who knew that there would be so many decisions regarding treatment? In a perfect world, you would go into... By Erin Glace2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Does Metabolic Syndrome Have To Do with Prostate Cancer?Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a group of heart disease risk factors that can include obesity, diabetes mellitus, and high blood pressure, among other symptoms. Other characteristics include high blood sugar... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
New DirectionsWhile receiving physical therapy for problems with my cervical spine, I told my therapist about my recent laparoscopic prostate surgery, the efforts I was making to restore pelvic health, including... By Will Jones3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Sometimes Too Late Can Be CostlyOver and over again we are taught early prevention. Yet so many of us ignore this. Many people with prostate cancer do not take these measures seriously. You’re sent to... By Diane Talbert3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments