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Provided by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley and Oakland, California Hi, I’m Bill. I’m a 3 year prostate cancer survivor. 6 years ago, when we lost my Dad to prostate cancer, I knew I was at increased risk of getting this disease. I had regular check ups, DREs, PSA checks, I exercised, ate and lived healthfully, but it wasn’t enough. When I received my diagnosis, it was a difficult period for me. I was rather fearful, confused, skeptical about my chance of survival – feeling a bit like a minnow in a shark tank. So then I decided it’s not what happens to you, it’s what you do with it. So I got busy. I set out to learn all I could about this disease. The information on Prostate Cancer and its treatments I found is huge, and sometimes rather overwhelming. As I researched, I often found conflicting data even. The cliché,”like drinking from a fire hose” really was accurate. What seemed to be lacking was a single credible clearing house of information for newly diagnosed Prostate Cancer patients, like me. Fortunately, I had excellent doctors at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center who can support my need to comprehend Prostate Cancer and its therapies. In the process, they supported me getting second opinions, even third opinions, so I could really get my mind around the disease to defeat it. I also got solid information from Markstein Cancer Education and Prevention Services and through it, was put in touch with Prostate Cancer survivors, like me, who could help me …

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