What was your experience as you came off ADT? Intermittent ADT?...I thought that ADT was over when it is over, but I'm experiencing the emotions I felt while on ADT, tender nipples...reactions7repliesIntimacy & RelationshipsTreatment
Wake Up Call...This relates to my recent diagnosis of pancreatic cancer after successfully defeating prostate cancer for the past eight years. I felt compelled...reactions3comments
Have you been on ADT as part of your treatment?...At one point or another, many of us being treated for prostate cancer will be advised to go on hormone therapy as...reactions6repliesTreatment
What was your experience with salvage radiation?...I have to have 39 sessions with salvage radiation for recurrent prostate cancer. I was interested in hearing about peoples' experience, what...reactions6repliesMental HealthSide EffectsTreatment
Surgical Side Effects: Deep Vein Thrombosis Pulmonary Embolism...In two recent articles I’ve written about some of the unexpected side effects that can accompany prostate cancer surgery. They were based...reactions2comments
The Effects of Prostate Cancer on Women...A prostate is a part of the male reproductive system. It produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. Women may...reactions5comments
The Weather in Your Bones...One very unique skill that my advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone metastasis stage 4 has developed is that of being able...reactions3comments
Evidence Suggests That Drinking Coffee May Decrease Prostate Cancer Risk...A meta-analysis of studies looking at coffee consumption and prostate cancer risk has found higher consumption linked to lower overall risk and...reactions7comments
Man Up to Prostate Cancer...A couple years ago, I was asked to be a keynote speaker at a national conference of oncology nurses. Prior to arrival...reactions1comment
The Red Devil...The greatest struggle of my various treatments for advanced prostate cancer with extensive bone metastsis Stage 4 has been by far, taxotere...reactions8comments
Waiting for my next PSA...When I was 63 I was diagnosed with T3 prostate cancer with a Gleason score of 7. After an RP, they upped...reactions7comments
Past Is Gone ... What’s Your Plan?...Remember when you were in your 20s or 30s and did not think it was a problem to have your fair share...reactionscomments
Cancer Can Cripple a Family Financially...Nothing can tear apart or completely destroy the family unit like a cancer diagnosis. Many families are already struggling to make ends...reactions7comments
Dual Cancer Diagnosis...I was diagnosed with bladder cancer (papillary urothelial carcinoma) in November 2017 at age 54. I had a TURBT in November and...reactions3comments
Post Prostatectomy Treatment...I'm 63 and had my prostate removed 1 and 1/2 years ago. It was definitely cancerous (14.6 score). Besides no sex, I'm...reactions4comments
There Is Always Hope - A Survivor's Story...Diane speaks with a man who was diagnosed with prostate cancer at a young age: 40. He shares how he fought severe...reactions10comments
Virgil Simons...Virgil was previously an advocate on ProstateCancer.net. Virgil Simons is the Founder & President of The Prostate Net, non-profit patient education and...
Facing Chemo? ...I have been battling prostate cancer since 2013. My initial run in with “Mr. Prostate” started out with a routine physical and...reactionscomments
Prostate Cancer Awareness Saves Lives...The PSA, prostate specific antigen, blood test is much maligned. But, as has become clear, if it isn’t used as a screening...reactionscomments
Prostate Cancer and the Importance of Regular Exercise...I grew up in a time before the internet, cell phones, and personal computers. My friends and I would spend most of...reactions21comments
