Prostate Cancer Blog

November 11-17, 2019 is the world's first Bucket List Week. Pack your bags, start writing, put on your swimsuit, or hang glide off the cliff. Bucket List Week is your kick in your butt to tick off one of "your things to do before you die." Take a bath with your clothes on or [...]

Waiting For Test Results Bob H. I’m waiting for results. Or rather, I’m not waiting. I’m trying to be not waiting. Most of the time it works. I’ve talked about, written about strolling toward death. Where I do not think about it, and mosey on my way since there is nothing to be done, and [...]

Strolling Towards Death Bob H. I’m dying.  Yes, yes, we’re all dying, from the moment of birth, blah, blah, blah.  But me, a little more so.  My cancer is back. I’m not sick.  I have an illness, if that’s what prostate cancer is. Or a disease.  Or a condition.  I’ve periodically read a lot.  Swirls [...]

When Doctors Cry “TMI!” Robert Hanlon Recent stories have highlighted genetic testing that may predict an 87% likelihood of getting a certain rare type of cancer.  These reports provide a tantalizing, if scary, hope of informed decision-making about medical treatments.  But don’t be fooled.  To date, only a very small percentage of the population and [...]

Steven Lavender reference https://theptpractice.nyc By now many of you would have heard the word Kegel.  Arnold Kegel was an American gynecologist who developed exercises to strengthen “relaxed genitals” in females.  The exercises have been well studied and are now taught to both men and women as the first line of defense against incontinence both urinary [...]

Celebrate 20 years of Malecare Prostate Cancer Support Groups., at a special two hour discussion with three of NYC"s top cancer doctors. Your questions will be welcome! Dr. Kelly Cassano, Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Chief of Ambulatory Care at Mount Sinai Downtown William K. Oh, MD, Medical Oncologist and Robert Stewart, MD, Radiation [...]