What happened before my prostate cancer treatment, including diagnosis, hopes and fears, research and more
The debilitating side effects of prostate cancer treatment must be one of the world's worst kept secrets. But physicians still struggle to communicate this clearly to their patients when they [...]
Getting my biopsy results proving I had quite an aggressive form of prostate cancer. By Michael B Morris There are always heart-stopping moments. It’s one of the nuances one [...]
There are many options on being diagnosed with prostate cancer, and definitely one size doesn't fit all. Gavin Hartford was diagnosed with prostate cancer around the same time as [...]
By Paddy O'Brien Whatever my Gleason Score was, I forget. It is written down somewhere. When urologist Dr Moolman told me (in May 2017) that 75% of the needle [...]
By Andre Sobolewski 3 June 2021: I've just been diagnosed with prostate cancer. I feel myself being transformed these past days. It's hard to feel an inner illness when I [...]
5 March 2020: I have learned a lot about prostate cancer screening tests. I was lucky enough to be diagnosed in time, before it had spread. Which is why I [...]
13 February 2020: Do I disclose my cancer diagnosis at work? My first instinct was to be completely open and tell everybody and anybody who’s interested. After all, cancer affects [...]
By Pramod Daya, Founder and CEO, Mindspring Computing Here's the story of how my prostate cancer treatment options were affected by prior cancer experience. I'm a business leader and founder [...]
24 January 2020: Today I made my decision about prostate cancer treatment. But first I needed some space. Making space for good decisions My December 2019 MRI scan was pretty [...]
15 January 2020: I want to know what it will really be like if I have my prostate removed. The technical stuff is not enough. What will it feel like? [...]
A cancer diagnosis affects the partner and the marriage about as much as the patient. Big thanks to my wife Colleen for sharing her side of the story. Here is [...]
6 December 2019 Now I know I most likely have prostate cancer, and that my preferred treatment is radical prostatectomy surgery. I am reaching out to close friends and family [...]
4 Dec 2019 I got the results of my MRI scan today – PIRADS level 4. Google says it means 80% likely it's prostate cancer. Pretty upsetting. I am [...]
3 December 2019: The first signs of prostate cancer were not at all obvious. I am so lucky the problem was picked up in time. When I went to see [...]
