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One man's experience is an anecdote.

Many men's experiences are experience.

Reflect on the experiences of many.

There were many misleading generalizations in this radio show. There was a negative view pervasive throughout the show (and in this guy's blog.)

Dana characterizes himself as an optimist, but writes in a pessimistic way.

People, make sure that you look to get as much good balanced information as you can on your condition.

Do not rely on Dana's experience alone to make our decisions on decision making on prostate cancer decision making.

Prostate Cancer treatment does not have to the end of normal sexual activity. There are options that can help if the nerve sparring treatments of all kinds do not work.

There are the new recreational drugs, Viagra and friends, there are penile injections (not nearly so bad as they sound, there is vacuum therapy, and if none of that works there penile implants.

First you give time and the less invasive options a year to see if they will work. If that does not happen talk to a good Urologist about implants.

They do work. Natural or chemically enhanced is better, but mechanically enhanced is great if the other alternatives are not there.

If I ever need to have it repaired, however, I will take a week off from work. No more in on Friday and back to office on Monday. After cancer surgery they sent me home with a bottle of Vicodin. I took one of them. After implant surgery I used the all of the ones they provided then and the rest of the ones I had from the year before.

Gentlemen, I want to stress a limited period of serious not fun is definitely worth years of that special relationship enhancer.

Younger men like Dana, diagnosed in their thirties, forties or fifties, are welcome and invited to join our online group, prostatecancerunder50 at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prostatecancerunder50/join
The group is run by Malecare, the national prostate cancer support group nonprofit. You may be younger than the other prostate cancer guys, but, you are not alone. At least that is what I learned from the group, and, not being alone makes me feel better when I go to sleep, even when I sleep alone.

We all have a quick way to fight prostate cancer by signing the Petition to Make Prostate Cancer a National Priority, at http://www.prostatecancerpetition.org

I'm ahead then :)

Embarrassment is what's killing people. Why would you rather die? Men stop it already get checked, get treated!

There was a study recently which found that men who masturbated more in their 20s were less likely to have prostate cancer.

Is there any relation between prostate cancer and sexual activity, or rather, the lack there of?

So if you get prostate cancer, what do you do?

If you treat it, you have a 50% chance of sexual dysfunction.

If you don't treat it, most people will die without it. Only about 5% or 10% of prostate cancer patients, depending on the stage and grade, will eventually get prostate cancer, right?