Brain Fog as a Treatment Side Effect...Any treatment or extreme medicine can bring side effects. Unfortunately, the side effects of treating prostate cancer can be overwhelming and sometimes unexpected. Namely, brain fog seems to be one...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits...The Social Security Administration is a branch of the United States federal government that provides disability benefits to individuals who cannot work due to long-term disability. The benefits are paid through...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
From Patient to Caregiver: Dad’s Prostate Cancer -- Part II...This is Part II of From Patient to Caregiver: Dad’s Prostate Cancer. Finally, finally Dad made up his mind: surgery! Relief washed over us all, yet there was still more...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Prostate Cancer, Hormone Therapy and Exercise...Hormone therapy or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is a common treatment for prostate cancer. It works by preventing the body from producing testosterone which then slows the growth of the...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
HIFU Prostate Procedure Helps NASA Safety Engineer Protect His Health...The commitment to protect the health of other people has guided my career for decades, whether training Air Force pilots to avoid hypoxia or NASA astronauts to survive in pressurized...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Caregiver to Prostate Cancer Patient...My long time partner had Prostate Cancer in 2005 and had Radical Surgery. In February of 2015 he was diagnosed with Cancer in his Spine, Left Arm, and Stage 4...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Can the prostate be too big to remove?...Community Question: Has anyone heard of the prostate being so big that it can't safely be removed surgically?...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
From Patient to Caregiver: Dad’s Prostate Cancer...Five years ago this August I was an anxious nervous wreck. I'm a bit of a wreck anyway, but what was going on with my family during that time was...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Prostate Cancer at 53...I was diagnosed in June with Gleason score intermediate borderline high. I am having robotic surgery today to remove prostate. Dr is going to try to spare nerves, says operation...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Sexual Side Effects – Chemotherapy...In this article, I would like to talk about one of the more common treatments for cancers, generally known as chemotherapy, and some of its side effects related to sexual...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My cancer story...I was diagnosed with early stage (Gleason 3 + 3) prostate cancer in July of 2017. I went to work reading all of the research & treatment options. At the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Positive Transitions To Healing With Prostate Cancer...I was talking to my father the other day. He is now 84 years old. I asked him what his ultimate goal in his life was. His answer was “healing”. ...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What was diagnosis like for you?...Share your experience of being diagnosed and how things changed as time went on....Reactions0reactionsComments8 replies
Do you celebrate awareness month?...What does awareness month mean for you? Do you advocate, celebrate, or carry on with life as usual?...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Angela Lundberg...Living most of her life in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Angela has had a variety of weird, interesting jobs. She’s been a hotel concierge (she once almost dropped a giant bag of...
Has anyone got the cancer back after prostate removal and a follow up PSA of 0?...A member asks about prostate cancer returning (recurrence) after surgery and undetectable PSA....Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
Agent Orange: Our Second Vietnam Battle for Life -- Part 2...This is Part II of Agent Orange: Our Second Vietnam Battle for Life. What can we as Vietnam vets do to increase our chances of defeating prostate cancer? I was...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Have you used Provenge (immunotherapy) for treatment?...Several guys on Facebook have asked us about other men's experiences with Provenge. If you have had this therapy, please share your experience here....Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
Anyone experience burning pain symptoms?...I had external beam radiation and brachytherapy (72 seeds). Approximately one year after treatment I began to experience burning when I urinate. I had a cystoscope and urologist said the...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
