For caregivers who are now patients...Just wondering about others who have experienced being a caregiver for a cancer patient and are now a cancer patient as well. My husband has prostate cancer and had bladder...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesCaregiving
Twice the worries...I was diagnosed with prostate cancer after a PSA of 24.5 and 16 biopsies all showing cancer. I had to have a ct to see if the prostate cancer had...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
FeaturedHot flashes...Hot flashes are having a major negative effect on my quality of life. I have had one ADT injection, Lupron, with another injection slated for April 3. I question the...Reactions0reactionsComments5 replies
Talking to Doctors About Different Treatment Options...My father got treated for prostate cancer years ago. I always keep a check on what’s the newest update in the treatment world. When we were working on his treatment plan...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Featuredinteresting study...Hi, There is a new study executed by a research group at Karolinska, Stockholm, where the combination of PSA and Thymidine kinase 1 was used to predict aggressiveness of prostate...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesResearch & Clinical Trials
FeaturedHIFU treatment, is it an option?...Diagnosed about a month ago with prostate cancer. Out of 12 biopsies, two were Gleason score 6 (3+3) and two were 7 (3+4). Had a surgical consult today and a...Reactions0reactionsComments3 repliesTips & AdviceTreatment
Community Views: The Most Frustrating Thing About Prostate Cancer...Adjusting to life with prostate cancer certainly takes some time. The consequences of this diagnosis and its treatments can be physically and emotionally taxing. To learn more about the biggest...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
FeaturedErection ...Had anyone that had had prostate removal surgery had any other surgery to fix getting an reaction again...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesSurgery
FeaturedRadeation...Canot do hormone treatment heart risk how effective is radeation alone....Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesHormone Therapy
FeaturedDo regular ongoing CTs and MRIs for other cancer (ie. kidney cancer) over long time show signs of prostate cancer?...I have had kidney cancer since 2008. Lost left kidney. Stable for 3 years now. Consequently I have undergone regular cuts and MRIs every 6 month for 15 years. Would...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesDiagnosisPSA
FeaturedGleason score of 6-7 in 11 out of 12 regions...I am 56 with prostrate cancer with no symptoms. It all started with the PSA score of 12 I was shocked when I found out I had cancer. Then I...Reactions0reactionsComments3 replies
The Power of Community...Not long ago I flew to an island in the Caribbean. Like most people, I needed a getaway from the stressors of daily life. The vacation promptly began with chatter...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
What's next...I had symptoms of bph for 20 years. My PSA had been rising slowly. It was 3.6 and then my primary care said they didn't do the PSA tests much...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Stage IV What a surprise...I had just had my second knee replacement in October 2017 and during the night I had a burning in my rectum which I thought might be hemorrhoids. I went...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Cancer, cancer, cancer...I've had lung cancer that I won the fight, and I’ve got multiple melanomas that are smothering now prostate cancer it’s going to be a fight but why not me?...Reactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Re-establishing Sex Life after Prostatectomy...I had a robotic prostatectomy in 2011 and here is our very positive take on it, of course, luck had a lot to do with it. During my recovery, I...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Stereotypes and How We Talk About Cancer...A friend of mine, also sadly a member of the stage 4 prostate cancer club and only at the age of 49, recently speculated in a conversation we had. It...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Side effects of proton beam radiation ...Major side effects loss of control of being able to walk or stand up...Reactions0reactionsComments0 repliesSide Effects
Oxford survey ...https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122...Reactions0reactionsComments1 repliesAwarenessResearch & Clinical Trials
FeaturedNew Study Results Dangerously Oversimplified By The Media...Was watching the National News on ABC a day or two ago. One of the major stories was a "breakthrough study" regarding Prostate Cancer. They refer to a recently released...Reactions0reactionsComments15 repliesAwarenessResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
