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Radiation proctitis?

How do I tell if diarrhea is radiation proctitis or if it's just "regular" diarrhea? It's seven months past my treatment and I've had no prior rectal issues,...

How do I tell if diarrhea is radiation proctitis or if it's just "regular" diarr...

PrettyUnhappyGuy

•11 days ago

Tonight, you are not alone.

As we enter the new year, with all of us in our Malecare Gay Men and Prostate Cancer Support Community, none of us are alone. We acknowledge whatever agony,...

As we enter the new year, with all of us in our Malecare Gay Men and Prostate Ca...

Partner•18 days ago

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Please support pioneering new programs, group member reach, and amplify patient voices. Here are Malecare's milestones this past year.

Consider making your charitable gift here: https://malecare.org/donate I hope your holiday season has been filled with joy. As we near the end of 2024, I want...

Consider making your charitable gift here: https://malecare.org/donate I hope y...

Partner•19 days ago

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Did I lie?

You know how Malecare has been telling you about our "free" resources? Well, here's the cold, hard truth: there really is no free lunch. Our resources are only...

You know how Malecare has been telling you about our "free" resources? Well, her...

Partner•21 days ago

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Please create a gift for yourself and our prostate cancer community with your donation at https://malecare.org/donate

Malecare’s achievements across advocacy, psycho-social support, technology integration, and research form our well-rounded, high-impact nonprofit organization....

Malecare’s achievements across advocacy, psycho-social support, technology integ...

Partner•22 days ago

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Are you confused about Malecare and Healthunlocked?

I’m Darryl Mitteldorf, the social worker who started Malecare almost thirty years ago. Malecare is about amplifying patient voices, driving research focusing...

I’m Darryl Mitteldorf, the social worker who started Malecare almost thirty year...

Partner•29 days ago

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Malecare Proposes the "Pathfinder Act" for clinical trial success in the USA

Malecare is committed to making clinical trials reach everyone. Most efforts by other organizations have failed. Many cause harm by stigmatizing patients or...

Malecare is committed to making clinical trials reach everyone. Most efforts by...

Partner•1 month ago

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Vitawaves vs Caringbridge

https://VitaWaves.org is a free, private digital journaling platform explicitly designed for adults diagnosed with cancer. Developed by Malecare, VitaWaves...

https://VitaWaves.org is a free, private digital journaling platform explicitly ...

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Malecare announces new patent

It's an incredible honor to participate in your care. Along with our support groups and patient education materials, Malecare supports and conducts research...

It's an incredible honor to participate in your care. Along with our support gro...

Partner•1 month ago

GRATITUESDAY

GRATITUESDAY A bit cheesy, but truthful. Malecare isn't asking you just to give. We're converting the high pressure "Giving Tuesday" to a time to show...

GRATITUESDAY A bit cheesy, but truthful. Malecare isn't asking you just to giv...

Partner•2 months ago

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Happy Thanksgiving

Many cultures and countries set aside a day of gratitude. For me, Thanksgiving Day is the time to exchange pretense and pride for humbleness and grace. How...

Many cultures and countries set aside a day of gratitude. For me, Thanksgiving ...

Partner•2 months ago

Not Going Yet!

Hi Gents, Over a three week period, my PSA went from 303.0 to 465.0; indicating a doubling time of 32 days. After failing Keytruda after 3 rounds, my MO...

Hi Gents, Over a three week period, my PSA went from 303.0 to 465.0; indicati...

•2 months ago

After Prostatectomy??

So I had a prostatectomy in 2021, I am now 57. Everything went back to normal....if you get my drift! I thought that this cancer diagnosis was behind me....it...

So I had a prostatectomy in 2021, I am now 57. Everything went back to normal......

•2 months ago

Medicare Open Enrollment

Hi All, It’s open enrollment time for those of us 65 and over residing in the United States. I start Medicare in January. Trying to figure out what options,...

Hi All, It’s open enrollment time for those of us 65 and over residing in the U...

•3 months ago

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hi everyone

I am a Spanish citizen martied to another man. I have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, I feel very fortunate to have a Gleason 6. I am looking for...

I am a Spanish citizen martied to another man. I have just been diagnosed with p...

•3 months ago

Karen’s Journey: Prostate Cancer with Faith and Community - Helpful for all spouses and partners

https://youtu.be/tn4QB5t4nGw Subscribe to our channel for expert advice, support, and real stories from the world's leading nonprofit for prostate cancer...

https://youtu.be/tn4QB5t4nGw Subscribe to our channel for expert advice, suppor...

Partner•3 months ago

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Prostate Cancer & Veterans: Exploring Military Life's Hidden Health Risks

https://youtu.be/FoEWvqdIL9w In this @Malecare presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Jones, a Navy Urologist and flight surgeon, dives deep into the link between...

https://youtu.be/FoEWvqdIL9w In this @Malecare presentation, Dr. Jeffrey Jon...

Partner•4 months ago

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Please please please think carefully before doing ADT

I was just told by two different doctors that, due to an issue with my testicles and how they've reacted to ADT, there is a good chance (25-50%) I will NEVER...

I was just told by two different doctors that, due to an issue with my testicles...

PrettyUnhappyGuy

•4 months ago

The BS of End of September Fundraising

The pressure is on. While other so-called nonprofits flood you with robocalls, emails, and flashy videos during September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month,...

The pressure is on. While other so-called nonprofits flood you with robocalls, e...

Partner•4 months ago

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RT "sometimes curative" of bone metastasis?

I keep thinking I'm in the death lane, but then I get knocked out again. In May, my oncologist told me he could guarantee 2 years of life only, and that my...

I keep thinking I'm in the death lane, but then I get knocked out again. In Ma...

•4 months ago

Keep your support in your community

While other so-called nonprofits flood you with robocalls, emails, and flashy videos during September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Malecare stays true to...

While other so-called nonprofits flood you with robocalls, emails, and flashy vi...

Partner•4 months ago

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Ejaculating Urine

Post surgery - now two years later - I found I could still climax, but without semen. And, yes, for an active gay man, I mourn the loss. But worse, instead...

Post surgery - now two years later - I found I could still climax, but without s...

•4 months ago

When others talk about you, what do you want them to say?

How do you want your friends, family, and others to talk about you, vis a vie prostate cancer? When others talk about you, what do you want them to say?

How do you want your friends, family, and others to talk about you, vis a vie pr...

Partner•4 months ago

What do you suggest?

What are your "helpful hints" for spouses, partners, sons, and daughters of people diagnosed with prostate cancer? You can write them as the diagnosed guy,...

What are your "helpful hints" for spouses, partners, sons, and daughters of peop...

Partner•4 months ago

Lupron

Simply put: Do Not take Lupron if you have any heart problems.

Simply put: Do Not take Lupron if you have any heart problems.

•5 months ago

What's so wrong with refusing all treatment?

I am 59 and have what is now (according to my doctor and PSA results) stage 2 prostate cancer, which my doctor insists can still be cured with surgery and is...

I am 59 and have what is now (according to my doctor and PSA results) stage 2 pr...

•5 months ago

What’s Next?

My bio illustrates my long 19 year journey with this disease. I turned out to be a great candidate for Pluvicto. All was going well. After cycle 3, a PSMA-PET...

My bio illustrates my long 19 year journey with this disease. I turned out to be...

•5 months ago

Is industrial healthcare worse than cancer?

I've been asking myself this question a lot lately. Yesterday, my oncologist called me on the phone (highly unusual!) specifically to tell me that I am a...

I've been asking myself this question a lot lately. Yesterday, my oncologist c...

•5 months ago

Painful, bloody orgasm 1 year post treatment

Next week I go in for my 1 year post-SBRT treatment follow-up. Until recently, I've had only minor side effects, with the annoyance of erection issues on and...

Next week I go in for my 1 year post-SBRT treatment follow-up. Until recently, I...

LiveLongAndPropser

•5 months ago

Post PCa treatment and bottoming

MaleCare Members, I received the email below and participated in the study. It includes a 15 min Zoom interview with Tom Gaither (who, btw, is HOT), a UCLA...

MaleCare Members, I received the email below and participated in the study. It...

•5 months ago

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