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...reactions5comments
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...reactions3comments
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...reactions4comments
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?...reactions6comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions2comments
Side effects of proton beam radiation ...Major side effects loss of control of being able to walk or stand up...reactionsrepliesSide Effects
Oxford survey ...https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122...reactions1replyAwarenessResearch & 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...reactions15repliesAwarenessResearch & Clinical TrialsTreatment
FeaturedT3b: Cancer spread to seminal vesicles...I've dealt with PC 24 years. This is the 3rd time. I'm 73, trying to decide to take hormone treatment or watch and see....reactions4replies
FeaturedPain in right side rear of chest...Hello all, I had HD radiation treatment for prostate cancer in Sept. 2021. Just two treatments. Everythiing has been good, my numbers went from 5.74 pre treatment down to a...reactions24repliesTreatmentDiagnosis
Late-Stage Prostate Cancer is on the Rise — What to Know...There’s never a good time to be diagnosed with cancer. Nobody wants to face a diagnosis. It’s devastating news and something not to be taken lightly. And there are no...reactions8comments
He Says, She Says...They say there are two sides to every story. As a caregiver for my husband, a prostate cancer survivor for 14 years, I’ve witnessed our physical, mental and emotional challenges...reactionscomments
FeaturedDark depression on Lupron...I have stage 4 prostate cancer that has spread to my bladder. After starting lupron, the depression that I learned to manage is back with a vengeance. I cry all...reactions21repliesAdvanced Prostate CancerDiagnosis
Featuredurinary sling...I had the male urinary sling procedure done on Dec. 2nd, 2022. Here is my 3 month post op report. Background- Had RALP in June of 2020. PT for pelvic...reactionsreplies
FeaturedHow long have you been experiencing the side effects of treatment?...Each person's experience with prostate cancer is different. Especially with the severity and experience of treatment side effects. What side effects have you experienced? Have the side effects of treatment...reactions7repliesSide EffectsTreatmentAwareness
Prostate Cancer caused by ionizing radiation (not nuclear bomb testing) or asbestos...Are there any forum users or monitors that could help me in creating a medically sound statement that ties Prostate Cancer to ionizing radiation from nuclear propulsion systems and or...reactions1reply
FeaturedActive surveillance or not ?...I’ve been diagnosed with a 3+4 prostate cancer, cancer present in 8/12 cores, only 10% grade 4 cells and my PSA Is persistently under 10 (last was at 8.2). No...reactions5replies
FeaturedWeight gain after going off Lupron...Been on Lupron for 2 years. PSA has stayed .02 so Dr took me off Lupron in Dec. I have been on a diet for 1 year to lose the...reactionsreplies
Prostate diagnosis and treatment ...My doctor did s biopsy on my prostate and found 3 spots out of12 with cancer.Two were just 1% and one was 28%.He.wants me to do nothing but just watch...reactions4repliesDiagnosis
