How is the Prostate Gleason Score Graded? Your Biopsy and Gleason Score Part 2 February 1, 2023 Geoff McLennan, Prostate Cancer Survivor and Advocate In part one of this blog series, I explained the different types of prostate biopsies available ... Continue Reading
Types of Prostate Biopsies: Your biopsy and Gleason score Part 1 January 23, 2023 Geoff McLennan, Prostate Cancer Survivor and Advocate A urologist will usually, but not always, suggest a biopsy of your prostate when there is reason ... Continue Reading
Patient PSA Test Primer: Best times to test and how to prepare January 6, 2023 Geoff McLennan, Prostate Cancer Survivor and Advocate As men enter, or race, into middle-age, and their doctors add another level of care, the first of ma... Continue Reading
Patient Prostate Cancer Journey Part 3: Shared Decision-Making Benefits to Prostate Cancer Treatment December 1, 2022 A transparent, confident relationship with your urologist is important not only for your current health, but for your future health outcomes. The good new... Continue Reading
Patient Prostate Cancer Journey Part 2: Getting to Active Surveillance November 17, 2022 In my prior post, I described my surprising journey to an initial prostate diagnosis of hgpin, short for high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. H... Continue Reading
Patient Prostate Cancer Journey Part 1: A Urology Exam Reveals Unexpected Results November 1, 2022 The day began positively average and uneventful. Dressed and ready for work, I mentioned to my wife, "I'll be home a bit later than usual - I have an appo... Continue Reading
Genetic Testing Changed My Life September 4, 2020 After a visit with his family doctor, John Earp had a PSA of 13.96. With this new possible diagnosis of prostate cancer, he began to worry thinking about his e... Continue Reading
“I Did Get This Gene Mutation from My Dad” July 2, 2019 Ed Hoppe is a patient with prostate cancer who received genetic testing with the Myriad myRisk Hereditary Cancer test. From this test, he discove... Continue Reading
“Gene Mutations Don’t Discriminate Between Men and Women” June 4, 2019 Recently we shared a story about Ed Hoppe and his prostate cancer. After Ed’s diagnosis, he received genetic testing and learned about a mutation in ... Continue Reading