PCA3 Tests Can Reduce Need For Invasive Biopsies...New and more accurate tests are needed to screen for and diagnose prostate cancer (PCa); the PCA3 gene test may be a...reactionscomments
Reel Recovery: A Place for Men to Heal...ProstateCancer.net recently sat down with Reel Recovery, a weekend fly fishing retreat for men living with or after cancer, and Stan, Reel...reactionscomments
Who Are You Looking After?...Perhaps you’ve been lucky enough to make a recovery from prostate cancer. It might not be a full recovery but your diary...reactionscomments
Reflections: One Year After Surgery...Journal entry, May 1, 2019: Saw my urologist for quarterly PSA check. Good news: less than 0.04. Incontinence closer to being a...reactions5comments
Meet John and The Reluctant Brotherhood...ProstateCancer.net sat down with John Teisberg, community advocate and founder of The Reluctant Brotherhood, to discuss his journey with prostate cancer and...reactions5comments
No Shave November...No Shave November or Movember as many call it is rapidly approaching. Will this be the year that you participate? Before setting...reactionscomments
"Times in Life" -- Interview with Sonny Hunter...Recently I interviewed Sonny Hunter, a singer-songwriter from Houston, TX who wrote and recorded an inspirational cancer awareness song/video titled “Times in...reactions2comments
Newlywed and Prostate Cancer...What do you do when you are a newlywed and find out that you have prostate cancer? This is my father's story...reactions2comments
New Directions...While receiving physical therapy for problems with my cervical spine, I told my therapist about my recent laparoscopic prostate surgery, the efforts...reactions8comments
ADT and Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors...Prostate cancer can be treated in a variety of ways, including watchful waiting, surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, or hormone therapy. Treatment can vary...reactions2comments
Hope vs Expectation...The words hope and expectation are almost synonymous. Hope is a feeling of desire for a certain thing to happen. Expectation is...reactionscomments
The Power Of Hope...In the 50’s John Hopkins scientists did a study on the power of hope. Using wild and tame rats, they proved that...reactions3comments
Further Exploring The Psycho-Sexual (Side) Effect...Many men are well aware of the physical side effects of prostate cancer, which can include issues like urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction...reactionscomments
Simply Shocking...I started my cancer journey on Easter 2011. I was in Vail, Colorado visiting relatives when I had an altitude related heart...reactions3comments
Active Surveillance and a New Wrinkle...As I have written in previous articles, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March of 2017. Given a PSA of 7...reactions10comments
Sexual Side Effects - Cryosurgery...In the comment section of ProstateCancer.net, I have seen cryosurgery mentioned only a few times. The side effects are fewer when compared...reactions4comments
FDA Approves First Treatment for Non-Metastatic CRPC...The FDA last week approved Erleada (apalutamide) as the first treatment for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). This provides a new treatment...reactions1comment
Losing Taste After Chemotherapy...Cancer patients after they get their chemotherapy infusion usually feels pretty good until a couple of hours go by. Then the weakness...reactionscomments
Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks?...The physical and emotional toll of prostate cancer due to the possible changes in sexual health may cause men to feel a...reactionscomments
My Treatment Choice...As I wrote previously, there is a difference between aging and getting old. Already under treatment for coronary artery disease, and now...reactionscomments
