Rebecca Palpant-Shimkets...Rebecca was previously an advocate for ProstateCancer.net. Rebecca Palpant Shimkets is a two-time thyroid cancer survivor and the daughter of two cancer...
Not in a Vacuum...Editor’s Note: This article was originally shared by our sister site, BladderCancer.net, and was written by Mac Howard. Cancer has been an...reactions2comments
Ignoring The Obvious...So what are you afraid of? Better to get the problem resolved versus waiting until later when more complications could arise. Time to...reactions2comments
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month...I celebrated Prostate Cancer Awareness Month very differently this year - I was diagnosed with it! What could make 2020 even 2020-er?...reactions1comment
A Final Look At Stress Reduction...In the last installment of this stress reduction series, I am going to talk about why men need to focus on reducing...reactionscomments
Caregiver With Prostate Cancer...On October 1st a prostate biopsy showed cancer with a Gleason score of 5+4=9 and a grade group of 5. Acinar type...reactions6comments
World Hospice & Palliative Care Day 2020: Voices from the Community...Each year, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is observed in October. This year, October 10 will mark the day to celebrate...reactionscomments
Let's Talk About Mental Health...Mental health and physical health are often linked, with one impacting the other. Many men with prostate cancer, for example, talk about...reactionscomments
I’m Here. How Can I Help? 5 Ways to Be Supportive...There’s a lot of pressure and misunderstanding about mental health. Knowing what to say and do can be tricky. You can be...reactions2comments
Check Your PSA Warning Light...How many of us would ignore the flashing check engine light while driving? We have all been there from time to time. Yet...reactionscomments
What Are Symptoms of Early Prostate Cancer?...Perhaps one of the more troubling characteristics of prostate cancer is that common signs and symptoms of the condition typically do not...
Pain Addict...Hi, I'm 44 years old and I was diagnosed with 2nd degree aggressive cancer in March of this year with a PSA...reactions1comment
Losing My Daddy...I was just 6 years old when I was told my dad was sick. I guess he didn't want me to see...reactions7comments
Not My First Rodeo...Prostate Cancer is not my first rodeo. The median survival for that cancer was 3.5 years at the time for someone who...reactions5comments
Poor Stream After Robotic Prostatectomy...After two years following my prostatectomy, my stream has weakened and is more of a spray than a stream. My urologist offered...reactions2comments
My Story: Prostate Cancer Is Not The End...September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and we could not think of a better way to celebrate it than having someone tell...reactionscomments
Managing Stress (Part 3)...Dennis talks about the 3 unexpected E's involved in prostate cancer stress. The question is...how can we manage these unexpected stressors? Below...reactionscomments
Describing The Worst Days With Chronic Pain...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of ProstateCancer.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Prostate Cancer: It’s A Walk In The Park...In some circles, there’s a sense that prostate cancer is easily treatable and frankly a bit of a walk in the park...reactions7comments
The Best Laid Plans...The Scottish poet, Robert Burns, wrote his poem “To a Mouse” in 1875. He had no idea that his sad lyric about...reactions2comments
