Focus on Prostate Cancer
Success and Intimacy After Prostate Cancer
A Woman’s Perspective
by Marlys Johnson
My husband, Gary, tells me that men tend to measure their level of success by their jobs, their possessions, and their sexual performance. Men are so shallow. Sigh.
Study Shows Survival Benefit for Men with Intermediate-Grade Prostate Cancer
Short-term hormone therapy given in combination with radiation therapy to men with early-stage prostate cancer increased their chances of living longer compared to treatment with radiation therapy alone, according to a clinical trial supported by the National Cancer Institute. Benefits of the combined treatment were limited mainly to people with intermediate-risk disease and were not seen for men with low-risk prostate cancer, researchers say.
How to Be a Man after Prostate Cancer
by Rabbi Ed Weinsberg, EdD, DD
After his prostate surgery, John lost his ability and desire to have sex with his wife, Linda. She was distraught when he literally turned his back on her. She wondered if John was deliberately trying to sabotage their relationship, as well as harming himself, by disregarding the penile rehabilitation his doctor advised.
