Conquer Prostate Cancer Now

Are you (or someone you love) a prostate cancer patient or survivor?

• Learn about prostate cancer treatment options and new research.
• Get a free prostate health coaching session with Rabbi Ed.
• Learn to deal with sexual or urological dysfunction, pain or stress.
• Discover how to cope with prostate cancer – see my Good Morning America interview.
• Find out what to say when your doctor doesn’t listen – see my ABC-TV interview.
• Be inspired by uplifting quotes and humor.
• Share your views and concerns by posting questions or comments.

As I explain in my prostate cancer treatment story, I aim to address your prostate cancer issues in an informative, upbeat manner. I hope you gain both knowledge and inspiration from this site, to sustain you in your own journey to conquer prostate cancer.

PSA and the American Cancer Society - Is this the Way to Go?

Prostate Cancer screening has NOT been overtly encouraged by the American Cancer Society for the past 15 years. Now the American Cancer Society has gone even further by asking patients and doctors to consider the danger of screening, since it implicitly claims such testing can easily lead to over-treatment.

New Way to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer is Promising

Australian researchers from the Monash University have announced that they have discovered a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in advanced prostate cancer patients. Although the potential for their discovery is very exciting, it remains just an exciting new potential.

Is Prostate Cancer Coaching or Other Health Coaching for You?

After all you've been through as a prostate cancer patient or survivor, would you benefit from getting health coaching?  Often the answer is a resounding, "No!", because you're adapting just fine.

But some folks, including men and their wives or partners, continue to have difficulty coping with prostate-related stress or pain. Prostate cancer and its treatment side effects sometimes lead to seemingly irresolvable intimacy issues or difficulty accepting even minor incontinence.

Prostate Cancer and Faith

Prostate cancer and faith is one of several themes explored in Conquer Prostate Cancer: How Medicine, Faith, Love and Sex Can Renew Your Life.  Here's an excerpt from the beginning of Chapter 11: "When Medicine Meets Faith." This passage affirms that more often than we may acknowledge, our prayers for healing are answered in the real world.

Rising PSA after Prostate Cancer Surgery or Radiation: Can Nitroglycerin Help?

Prostate cancer, for men with a rising PSA after surgery or radiation, has been treated in various ways. Among the newest potential treatments is one that comes from an explosive item which has been modified to heal rather than destroy.

Prostate Cancer Surgery - A Story of Hope

Prostate cancer surgery (a prostatectomy) can be quite intimidating. But as readers of my book and this companion blog know, I had a relatively successful prostate cancer surgery.

That experience moved me to convey what I went through before, during and since my radical robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). It ended up being a positive experience that moved me to convey what I went through before, during and since my radical robotic laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Recently the editor of another prominent prostate cancer blog (www.HisProstateCancer.com) invited me to post my prostate cancer surgery “story of hope” at her site. In response, I forwarded a modified version of “My Prostate Cancer Treatment Journey and My Mission,” which you can find now at http://www.hisprostatecancer.com/rabbi-ed-weinsberg.html.

"His Prostate Cancer" is a blog that does a great job of providing useful information for prostate cancer patients, survivors, and their wives or partners. Why not take a look for yourself?

Dr. Oz Plans Prostate Cancer Screening on Live TV

A PSA, that is, prostate cancer antigen screening,- on live TV?  With a DRE - a digital rectal exam?

This afternoon I got a Tweet from Dr. Oz who says: "During today's show (Thursday, February 11) we're doing a live prostate exam on stage -- definitely a first."

After Prostate Cancer Surgery and Other Options - Why Not Become a Health Coach?

Only months after I became a prostate cancer surgery survivor, I became a health coach and a patient healthcare educator. These pursuits evolved while I was in the middle of writing my book, Conquer Prostate Cancer.

Prostate Cancer Surgery (Prostatectomy) and Health Coaching

I am living proof that after a successful prostate cancer surgery, - a radical prostatectomy, you can emerge healthier if you’re willing to be more proactive. You don’t necessarily have to do what I do, in terms of writing a book, editing a blog, or giving public speeches. But if you choose you can “pay it forward” by guiding others who now find themselves in your shoes. Doing so can be a consolidating experience, not just for them, but for you too.

Can You Prevent Prostate Cancer Surgery by Getting Some Sunshine?

Prostate cancer surgery (a radical prostatectomy) and other treatment options wouldn’t be needed, if we could prevent prostate cancer in the first place. Unfortunately there’s no sure-fired method to do that, but we might get off to a good start if we had enough sunshine.