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Hello! I'm new to this site, discovered it while doing online research. I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011, had radiation brachytherapy in 2012 which appeared to be effective...

On October 1st a prostate biopsy showed cancer with a Gleason score of 5+4=9 and a grade group of 5. Acinar type with signet ring cells. Perineural invasion present and...

I celebrated Prostate Cancer Awareness Month very differently this year - I was diagnosed with it! What could make 2020 even 2020-er? Finding out my nephew received the same diagnosis...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Prostate Cancer is not my first rodeo. The median survival for that cancer was 3.5 years at the time for someone who was stage 3 like I was. Dealing with...

This story may not get published, but someone will have to read it. This surgery was life-changing for me. I had it on 3/1/2018. I have had surgeries and salvage...

Hi, I am 63 yrs old I was diagnosed with a BPH prostrate 5 yrs ago with a PSA level 7.5 to 8. My urologist doctor told me to have...

I was first diagnosed 2013 Gleason score 4+3=7. I had MRI to substantiate the findings. I was sent to an oncologist, he suggested the watch and wait approach. I was...

I went to my urologist for my scheduled 6-month Lupron shot. Was feeling kind of good because I thought this was my next to last shot. That would make 3...

I’m a 2-time survivor. In 2006, I was 56 years old. I had an annual physical and discovered I had Prostate cancer. The Gleason score was 7. I was in...

My PSA went from 1.3 in September 2018 to 4.51 in January 2020. An MRI found 2 lesions PIRADS 3 and 4. A needle biopsy on 2/24, found 12 cores...

I have prostate cancer, and I have been trying to get treatment for over a year. I've had two hospital stays - one for unsterile instruments and a blood infection...

I am one of the unusual cases of high PSA but so far no cancer. I have had two biopsies the last few years and my last PSA was 70...

After 5 weeks of external beam and brachytherapy, urination was like torture. No one warned me this could happen. Now I am told it will get better. Well, I am...

Please note: This story is published as a three-part series. The author is @patrick-boland, a ProstateCancer.net community member. So I spent a few months carving out a decent set of...

Please note: This story is published as a three-part series. The author is @patrick-boland, a ProstateCancer.net community member. I was facing incredible pressure from all sides, and at that point...

Please note: This story is published as a three-part series. The author is @patrick-boland, a ProstateCancer.net community member. It started with a routine physical, "you've turned 50, time to do...