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
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...reactions7comments
Prostate Cancer Symptoms...Or Lack Thereof...Since my diagnosis, I have learned that prostate cancer usually doesn’t have any signs or symptoms in the early stages. In some...reactions35comments
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...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...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...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...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...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...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
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
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...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...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...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...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...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...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...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
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...reactions16repliesAdvanced Prostate Cancer
