Steve One in six men in America today is affected by prostate cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, more than two million men living in the United States have been diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their life. I am one of those. Women are impacted by … [Read more...]
Were You Prepared for Incontinence After Prostate Cancer Treatment? by Sarah Woodward, Bioderm, Inc, 2013
by SARAH WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR • BIODERM, INC. When your doctor was preparing you for surgery or radiation treatment, did he mention incontinence? How about erectile dysfunction? Did you expect to have embarrassing accidents or spend your golden years in a glorified pair … [Read more...]
20+ YEAR SURVIVORS, 2013
Letters from Six PC Patients - Fall 2013 Newsletter (FOR PATIENT CONTACT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL PAACT AT 616-453-1477) You asked for input from prostate cancer survivors of twenty years. My experience may be of interest and could convince others that “cancer” is just a word - not a sentence. In … [Read more...]
Life After Prostate Cancer Treatment; Sexual Healing – Jeffrey Albaugh, PhD, 2015
Jeffrey Albaugh, PhD, APRN, CUCNS When a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer, he is not alone. Prostate cancer occurs in about 1 in 7 men in their lifetime (American Cancer Society, 2015). The most common treatments for organ-contained prostate cancer are radical prostatectomy [surgery] and … [Read more...]