As most authors do, I went on a radio tour when my book on prostate cancer was published. One of the stations that asked me to do a telephone interview was halfway across the country. I’d never been there; I didn’t know the station or the host; and I didn’t know the urologist who came on to discuss my views.
It was all very polite and... Read more
Some of you may have felt that my last column was insensitive. In that essay, I was suggesting that you might not have cancer that needed treatment, and so I didn’t pay attention to the very real fears that you have – whether or not you were seriously ill.
But I do take cancer seriously. Having had it twice, I know how bad the midnight anxiety... Read more
This may seem like a silly question: I mean, why would you be searching this web site if you didn’t? But it’s not as silly as you may think. While most men who live to 80 or 85 will have some degree of prostate cancer eventually (we know this from autopsies of thousands of men who died with prostate cancer, but not of it), you may be here... Read more
I'd like to start my first blog by telling you something about myself. After all, in future articles, I’ll be using my own experience as a guide to what I surmise about your condition and your needs, so you’ll want to know who I am.
Lymphoma
My first brush with cancer occurred in 1992, when I found a small lump on my neck. The first biopsy... Read more
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