Immunotherapy for Prostate Cancer...Immunotherapy uses medicine to activate your immune system. Some immunotherapies get your immune system to recognize and destroy prostate cancer cells. These...
How Focal Therapy and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Are Used to Treat Prostate Cancer...Focal therapy for prostate cancer means treating cancer in one specific area of the prostate rather than the whole gland. Focal therapy...reactions10comments
How Is Chemotherapy Used for Prostate Cancer?...Chemotherapy is a systemic (meaning whole body) treatment option indicated for many different types of cancer and other conditions. Chemotherapies indicated for...
What Is Active Surveillance?...Active surveillance and watchful waiting are treatment approaches that involve making the decision not to immediately treat prostate cancer. Many healthcare providers...
Corticosteroids for Prostate Cancer...Corticosteroid drugs are also known as steroids. They are designed to act like natural hormones made by the adrenal gland. Corticosteroid hormones...
Medications to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer...Advanced prostate cancer refers to cancer that has spread beyond the prostate to nearby areas or to other parts of the body...
Treatment Options for Prostate Cancer...Following a prostate cancer diagnosis, your doctor will perform a cancer risk assessment. This is to determine your chances of the cancer...
The Shock of Being Diagnosed at 45 With Prostate Cancer...In 2017, on my 45th birthday, prostate cancer entered my life. Cancer wasn’t on my radar. It showed up quietly through numbers...reactions2comments
Join the Conversation: 3 Forums on PSA Testing...The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test measures the amount of prostate antigen in a person's blood. When a man's PSA level is higher...reactions15comments
The Confident Patient & Caregiver...Talking to your doctor just got easier – this guide shows you where to start.
David Diaz Sr....My name is David Diaz Sr., a prostate cancer survivor, father, veteran, author, and nonprofit leader who has spent the last several...
Dan Franke...Cancer survivor, Wait! strike that cancer survivor Warrior! I have two primary cancers and heart and other assorted health issues. Prostate cancer...
Songs for Hard Times...Music is powerful and can help transport us to a clear and positive space when times get tough. These are some of...reactionscomments
My Insight Into My Father’s Prostate Cancer Story...Several years ago, we received the devastating news that my father was diagnosed with prostate cancer. When it comes to men’s health;...reactions4comments
Living With a Chronic Condition and Working...When you live with a chronic condition, it can affect every area of your life, including your work. In this Living With...reactionscomments
Gogs Gagnon...My name is Gogs Gagnon, a computer programmer who has developed games for Apple Computer, utility software for IBM and the lead...
Can a Certain Smell be a Sign of Prostate Cancer?...Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men after skin cancer. Since my father got this disease, I learned that one...reactions18comments
What My Cancer is Taking Away and What it May be Giving Back...I want to share what my prostate cancer is taking away, and what it may be giving back. The first negative that...reactions22comments
Diagnosed with localized prostate cancer....6/5/2025 , PSA 5, MRI showed lesion on prostate. Trans perennial biopsy resulted in 4 cores out of 13 positive with Gleason...reactions2comments
Navigating Sex After Prostate Cancer: A Guide to Using Sex Toys...If you remember from my introduction to Selfless Sex article, I mentioned that you may have to change things up in the...reactionscomments
