My Story - Two different outcomes...My story starts in 2013. I was being monitored for high cholesterol by my GP. In 2012, I had my gallbladder removed...reactions2comments
The Many Faces of a Partial Pollyanna...Am I a Pollyanna? According to Wikipedia, the Pollyanna principle is the tendency for people to remember pleasant things more accurately than unpleasant...reactionscomments
Exercise: A Source of Relief Throughout the Prostate Cancer Journey...My father will be 90 in March. On his last doctor's visit, the one thing he said was that whatever you are...reactions1comment
Taking an Active Role in Your Health...For some people, becoming an active member of your healthcare team can be challenging. Some may feel overwhelmed by all the information...reactions1comment
Community Views: Proudest Achievements Post Prostate Cancer Diagnosis...For many people, learning they have prostate cancer is one of the hardest experiences of their life. Then, at some point, they...reactionscomments
Focal Laser Ablation Option...The issue I see is that many of these message boards only deal with a few procedures lie surgery or radiation. Last...reactions3comments
Advanced Prostate cancer...My prostate cancer was found after distant metastatic spread to my lymph nodes at age 75. My Oncologist told me it is...reactions4comments
Living Life in Limbo...When I was diagnosed with incurable advanced stage prostate cancer in May 2017 and given a worst-case prognosis of two years, life...reactions16comments
What is Non-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (nmCRPC)?...Many men that are diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer will achieve no evidence of disease (NED) after getting treatment. There is the...reactions5comments
A (Long) Day in the Life of a Prostate Cancer Patient...In the year after I was diagnosed in May 2017, I had to visit my cancer hospital pretty much every three or...reactions9comments
How To Care for a Loved One After a Prostate Cancer Diagnosis..."Your father has prostate cancer." My life was immediately altered by those words. You might be finding it difficult to know how...reactions2comments
Right to stage 4 prostate cancer metastatic...Having a hard time I'm 52 was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer metastatic was put on lupron and chemotherapy and radiation...reactions2comments
Can Dogs Smell and Detect Prostate Cancer?...Dogs have long been trained to sniff out a variety of things, from bombs to drugs. In more recent years, medical scenting...reactions1comment
Prostate Cancer Community Spotlight: Dr. Channa Amarasekera...Dr. Channa Amarasekera is director of the Gay and Bisexual Men’s Urology Program at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. It has been described...reactions2comments
The Three Sisters: Family, Friends, and Faith...We’ve been gardening for a few years, and each year we learn more about gardening and some of the history behind it. ...reactionscomments
Epiphany: I Ain’t Gonna Die From Prostate Cancer...I was diagnosed at age 55 in March of 2008. It's now 2022, and I’m sneaking up on 70, as of my...reactions14comments
Prostate Cancer: No Walk in the Park...Disney World has been around for decades. It opened in 1971, and there is so much to do at the park, from...reactions1comment
Helping My Father Through Prostate Cancer (and Myths)...We hear a lot of things around the world these days, especially on social media. Whatever we hear, it is not always...reactions1comment
Climbing the Cancer Mountain...We'll get to the cancer mountain in a moment but first let's examine ignorance. Ignorance among men about prostate cancer is widespread...reactions3comments
Will My Disability Benefits Change If My Diagnosis Changes?...Getting approved to receive disability benefits from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) begins with a great deal of paperwork. A variety...reactions2comments
