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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 #CancerStories.
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Read & share patient stories & experiences about people living with prostate cancer. Find out about how people live with prostate cancer on a daily basis.
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Questions about finding emotional support with prostate cancer? Talk to Jim and others in this community forum: #prostatecancer #community #forum #emotional #support.
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Read/ask questions in our prostate cancer discussion forums, covering topics like treatment, unusual symptoms, coping, caregiving, recent research, & more!
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Questions about being on ADT treatment for prostate cancer? Talk to Guy and others in this community forum: #prostatecancer #ADT #Hormone #therapy #community #Forum.
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Read/ask questions in our prostate cancer discussion forums, covering topics like treatment, unusual symptoms, coping, caregiving, recent research, & more!
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Alfred writes a tribute to his wife and shares how she has helped him through advanced prostate cancer: #prostatecancer #wife #partner #support.
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My wife has always said that all she wanted to do was be there for me. Her support has been crucial as I have dealt with advanced prostate cancer.
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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 #sideeffects #bladder #spasms #Biopsy.
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From pain during biopsies to pain during treatment, community members share what type of pain they have experienced with prostate cancer.
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Our best days are not always behind us, Jim writes: #prostatecancer #optimism #mentalhealth #perspective #bestdays.
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I’m a pelvic floor physical therapist. What questions do you have for me? . #ProstateCancer #pelvicfloor #physiotherapy.
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Read/ask questions in our prostate cancer discussion forums, covering topics like treatment, unusual symptoms, coping, caregiving, recent research, & more!
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Diane shares how doctors monitored both her father’s heart health and prostate cancer: #ProstateCancer #hearthealth #cardiovascular #caregiver.
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When my father was first diagnosed with prostate cancer, I was focused on fighting that and didn't realize how it could affect his heart health at all.
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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 #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.
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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 #survivor #story #CancerSurvivorsDay.
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A prostate cancer survivor tells the story of a friend who had proton beam therapy to treat his prostate cancer and the lessons he learned from it.
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Questions about finding emotional support with prostate cancer? Talk to Jim and others in this community forum: #prostatecancer #emotional #support #community #forum.
prostatecancer.net
Read/ask questions in our prostate cancer discussion forums, covering topics like treatment, unusual symptoms, coping, caregiving, recent research, & more!
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What is proton therapy like? Bobby shares his experience: #prostatecancer #treatment #proton #therapy #patient #experience #community #sharing.
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A prostate cancer survivor shares how he became a candidate for proton therapy and why he chose that over other options such as active surveillance.
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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 #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: . #cancer.
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Searching for the right oncologist and surgeon can feel like a full-time job when dealing with prostate cancer. See what we considered during that process.
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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 #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 #caregiver #education.
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Diane, whose father had prostate cancer, shares how they looked at different treatment options: . #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 #ADT #hormonetherapy #sideeffects #coping.
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Focusing on strengthening the legs and back and improving balance, this video may be helpful for someone who is on ADT for prostate cancer or will be soon.
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