Many men in this country are denied sex because their insurance companies won't pay for ED medications. But the Mexican government is handing out free Viagra to elderly men with erectile dysfunction because they believe "everyone has a right to be happy". Where did they get that idea? Stole it from our Declaration of Independence, of [...]
I have long said that prostate cancer surgery is a PROCESS, not a one-time event. RP doesn't end when the anesthesia wears off. You are likely to have problems that need further attention, such as impotence or incontinence, even if it's temporary. And of course you will need a doctor who will follow you for signs [...]
My fellow blogger, Kathy Meade, alerted me to the following. It's about time we developed holistic approaches to treating cancer patients! "University of Edinburgh researchers have reported success with an interdisciplinary intervention for treating major depressive disorder in people living with cancer. The intervention is delivered by specially trained oncology nurses, is designed to work alongside [...]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away from this blog. Or so I thought. I was right -- mostly. I haven't written in almost a month, but I have remained very much a part of Prostate Cancer World. I check my PC news pipeline every day and look in on the online PC communities. And of course, [...]
My father was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer when I was about 7 months pregnant with my son, currently my only child. Now, we are a family of activists. I in essence "inherited" our state prostate cancer coalition and perhaps the genetic predisposition to be an activist from my dad. My son has grown up [...]