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 and support hospice and palliative care around the...reactionscomments
Proton Beam Therapy: A Survivor’s Story...Proton beam therapy is a hot discussion topic in this community and when I received an interesting note from Vickie about her partner’s proton experience, I knew I wanted to dig...reactions7comments
Prostate Cancer Symptoms...Or Lack Thereof...The American Cancer Society and the Canadian Cancer Society estimate at least 293,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer (as of 2022). Of which roughly 39,000 men (34,500 American...reactions23comments
A Superhuman Dad: Reflections Of A Son Left Behind..."The strength of a warrior is not defined by the wars he wins, but the times he seeks for peace." -- Aniket S. Sharma My co-worker was still early in...reactions3comments
Reflections on Prostate Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Survivorship...Prostate cancer can have devastating effects on the psyche of men, regardless of ethnic origin, socioeconomic status, or political affiliation. It is something that unites all men in a common...reactions1comment
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 many of us do that every day when...reactionscomments
When an Oncology RN Becomes The Patient...It’s a bit hard to hide information in this story that could be used to identify me but please do respect that this story is very personal. I’d been living...reactions8comments
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 to scope my urethra and if blocked, do...reactions2comments
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 of 7.6. I had a prostatectomy at the...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 what the sickness was doing to him so...reactions7comments
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 their story on their experience with this disease...reactionscomments
Newbie... Rising PSA...Hi. Here goes. Doc was slightly concerned with my PSA levels a couple of years ago when it was around 3. A year later I was at 4, and they...reactions17repliesNewly DiagnosedPSA
What Should I Expect From Prostate Cancer Surgery?...I will be gong into Laparoscopy surgery on Sept 30th for prostate cancer stage 2 with a T2 M0 N0 Gleason 7 status. I have a lot of concerns and...reactions2repliesSide EffectsSurgery
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 Dennis explains how he overcomes prostate cancer stress...reactionscomments
The Power of Connection...When dealing with a cancer diagnosis or in my case and possibly yours -- prostate cancer -- chances are that the last thing on your mind is the power of...reactions4comments
Parkrun and 5K Your Way...Readers in the UK will be very familiar with parkrun but US readers maybe less so. It is now a worldwide phenomenon with parkrun in over 20 countries around the...reactionscomments
Where Are The Prostate Cancer Success Stories? Or Is It All Doom And Gloom?...Prostate cancer is an extremely common form of cancer that occurs in men. Some cancer patients receive inappropriately pessimistic estimates of their life expectancy following diagnosis. This disease affects the...reactions7comments
Take The Connected Health Survey!...The Connected Health Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! In the digital age, there are so many devices, websites, and technologies related to health. From fitness trackers...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 Pain in America survey to ask members of...reactionscomments
Stage IV Small Cell Carcinoma, Sudden Severe Illness...My father was diagnosed with relatively aggressive prostate cancer (Gleason 8, I believe) about 5 years ago, and underwent radiation, which temporarily worked. About a year ago, the cancer came...reactions16repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer