A community for people affected by #prostatecancer. Learn, share, and connect with peers and healthcare professionals.

Joined November 2017
Did you know story submissions can be anonymous? They only include the contributor’s username. Contribute a story or hear from others: prostatecancer.net/?p=321 #ProstateCancer #CancerStories
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Questions about finding emotional support with prostate cancer? Talk to Jim and others in this community forum: prostatecancer.net/forums/em… #prostatecancer #community #forum #emotional #support
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Questions about being on ADT treatment for prostate cancer? Talk to Guy and others in this community forum: prostatecancer.net/forums/ad… #prostatecancer #ADT #Hormone #therapy #community #Forum
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Alfred writes a tribute to his wife and shares how she has helped him through advanced prostate cancer: prostatecancer.net/living/wi… #prostatecancer #wife #partner #support
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“I counsel against making quick decisions about prostate cancer treatment, like my dad had made,” Bobby writes: #prostatecancer #treatment #decisions
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“When my father got prostate cancer at age 72, I was determined to help him in any way I could to make his journey not so hard,” Diane writes: #prostatecancer #caregiver #support
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A biopsy with no pain management. Bladder spasms after treatment. Community members talk about pain they have experienced: prostatecancer.net/?p=10644 #prostatecancer #sideeffects #bladder #spasms #Biopsy
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I’m a pelvic floor physical therapist. What questions do you have for me? prostatecancer.net/forums/ur… #ProstateCancer #pelvicfloor #physiotherapy
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Diane shares how doctors monitored both her father’s heart health and prostate cancer: prostatecancer.net/?p=11022 #ProstateCancer #hearthealth #cardiovascular #caregiver
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“I have learned to research my disease and treatment well. I have also learned to stand my ground when I think something is amiss,” Dan writes: prostatecancer.net/?p=10875 #ProstateCancer #maturity #lessons #knowledge #intelligence
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“While I’d done some local climbing starting a few months after my surgery, three or four days of multi-pitch climbing in Yosemite would be an altogether different kind of test…” Will shares about an adventure with incontinence: prostatecancer.net/?p=4668 #ProstateCancer
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In honor of National Cancer Survivor’s Day, we would like to highlight the survivor story of our health leader, Jim Preen. prostatecancer.net/?p=6408 #ProstateCancer #survivor #story #CancerSurvivorsDay
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Questions about finding emotional support with prostate cancer? Talk to Jim and others in this community forum: prostatecancer.net/forums/em… #prostatecancer #emotional #support #community #forum
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As we recognize Mental Health Awareness Month, Dennis talks about planning for a positive future, even when things look dark: prostatecancer.net/?p=11102 #prostatecancer #mentalhealth #planning #positive #outlook #optimism
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“When my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and subsequently when my daughter and I were both diagnosed with breast cancer, searching for the right oncologists and surgeons became almost a full-time job for each of us,” Sue writes: prostatecancer.net/?p=10882 #cancer
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Dennis shares about his wake-up call, “Men, especially those under 40, are suffering from a disease with symptoms called ‘I'm indestructible and don’t need to be concerned about my health.’” prostatecancer.net/?p=6411 #prostatecancer #diet #healthy #eating
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“I want to highlight the other caregivers, the ones who struggled to further their medical education and experience to be able to help patients like those on this site” Sue, shares. prostatecancer.net/?p=10634 #prostatecancer #caregiver #education
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Diane, whose father had prostate cancer, shares how they looked at different treatment options: prostatecancer.net/?p=10813 #prostatecancer #caregiver #menshealth #treatment #options #father
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What exercises can potentially help deal with the side effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)? Jim shares in a video: prostatecancer.net/?p=11034 #prostatecancer #ADT #hormonetherapy #sideeffects #coping
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