FeaturedFans for hot flashes...Being on hormone therapy for about 3 months I am having 4 or 5 episodes of hot flashes per day. Air circulating fans for about 10 minutes or more have...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesSide EffectsHormone Therapy
Being Positive Amid Prostate Cancer and Life Changes...At almost every step of the way when you are dealing with prostate cancer new challenges can emerge when you least expect it. After 50+ years of marriage, it might...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
FeaturedHigh-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ...Hi -- has anyone had High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for treatment of prostate cancer? Thank you....Reactions0reactionsComments52 replies
FeaturedOptions for Gleason 6...I'm wondering what others have had for options for a similar situation to mine. I have a history of approximately 30 years of prostatitis. I am 51 years old. Last...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
My Journey Stage 4...I was diagnosed with stage 4 Prostate Cancer in November 2017 . My Urologist said he thought I would be a good candidate for a specific clinical trail . (Blind...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesHormone TherapyCopingDiagnosis
Feeling Protected...A major element of my treatment plan for advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone metastasis stage IV is trying to achieve a feeling of protection. My feeling of protection in...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
ADT and Exercise...There can be benefits of ADT (androgen deprivation therapy) in treating prostate cancer, but also often side effects. It is important to know the benefits, risks, and associated side effects...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
FeaturedDon't Ignore Prostate Health Concerns: My Experience...I've been thinking a lot about my prostate health lately, especially since I started experiencing some symptoms that were causing me concern. That's when I decided to see Dr. Rajesh...Reactions0reactionsComments0 replies
FeaturedActive todayEmotional support for prostate cancer...Running a prostate cancer support group for gay men has opened me up to the psychological and sexual price we pay having prostate cancer. Our personal identity is closely tied...Reactions0reactionsComments105 repliesAwarenessIntimacy & RelationshipsMental HealthSupportive CareTips & Advice
psma directed salvage therapy or no additional therapy for recurrence? ...Hello, I am new to this group. My husband is recovering from prostatectomy 2 weeks ago. His cancer had some very unfavorable features: t3b, seminal vesicle invasion both sides, extensive...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
PROSTRATE REMOVED PSA GROWING...PROSTRATE REMOVED 13 YEARS AGO. PSA READINGS STARTING TO INCREASE. LATEST .32 PSA. WILL BE GOING FOR BONE SCAN AND PET SCAN. I'M CONCERN ON RADIATION TREATMENTS. HISTORY I HAD...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Mourning and Remembering Life Before Cancer...A cancer diagnosis is life-changing. It’s bad enough when it’s a curable cancer, but so much worse when it’s incurable and the reality of a premature death hits you. Then...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Success Stories with Prostate Cancer ...Prostate cancer is not an easy journey; it's a path of challenge, perseverance, trials, and resilience. This is a space to share those things that went well in your prostate...Reactions0reactionsComments17 repliesAwarenessCopingSurvivorship
Featuredbiopsy result...Hello, just joined this group today. Biopsy result shows 3 tumors, two are 3x3, and one is 3x4 for a total gleason score of 7. The report also says that...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesTips & AdviceDiagnosis
Prostrate Cancer...Can anyone please tell me how prostrate cancer kills its carrier??? And what are the qualities of life that are affected at the end???...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
FeaturedNewly diagnosed ...A couple months ago after a complete physical, my family doctor urged me to see a urologist as my PSA was around 17.. she said that number was alarming…. Had...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
11-Year Survivor of Advanced Metastatic Prostate Cancer...It is my privilege to share my story as a survivor of advanced prostate cancer. I am Alfred Samuels, a 65-year-old British-born Black man. Gainfully employed in the security industry...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
FeaturedSurgery or radiation ...I’m a 57 year old male diagnosed with prostrate cancer Nov. of 2022. My PSA is 6.2 and my Gleason is 3+ 4. I’ve been having major problems urinating and...Reactions0reactionsComments40 repliesTips & AdviceTreatmentNewly Diagnosed
FeaturedStage 4 prostate cancer...Greetings, A little background: I'm a 68 yr old married gay man with a strong homophobic Mormon background. 12 years ago today (5/5/2023) I met my soulmate and my life...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
FeaturedLupron, what do you think....Talking to my oncologist / radiologist doctor s my PSA has risen slightly. Love my doctor. She's a hell of a doctor and very smart. I tlod her I really...Reactions0reactionsComments4 replies
