Dan's Journey through Prostate Cancer

My most recent PSA results (3.32 ng/mL) have been weighing on me more heavily than I anticipated. It’s not really the number that bothers me—I knew that it would increase. It’s what to do about that number that has had my mind in overdrive. In many ways, I feel as though I’m back to the …

I stumbled across this video on my YouTube feed and found it to be a great overview of many of the trials that are behind the advances in advanced prostate cancer treatment. The video is apparently part of a larger training course for doctors, so it’s not geared toward patients. Even so, I found it …

I overachieved on this post. Normally, reporting PSA results would be quite simple and short. Not this time. The act of writing helps me organize my research and rationalize treatment decisions. Thanks for your indulgence! I went for my PSA test this morning, 1 September, and it was 3.32 ng/mL, up from 2.65 ng/mL back …

November will mark the 16-year mark since my diagnosis with prostate cancer, and I’ve been riding that roller coaster ever since. Despite a radical prostatectomy (surgery) and salvage radiation therapy with concurrent androgen deprivation (hormone) therapy, it’s hanging on and continues to do its thing. When I was diagnosed, I was completely oblivious to anything …

Okay. A little explanation is required. I started writing this post back in June and found myself working on it into July and then just sitting on it through August. It’s not that I thought the content wasn’t worthy, it’s just that I wanted to keep tweaking it and tweaking it. Enough. Before getting into …