Few topics in men’s health generate as much fear as testosterone therapy.
Men are routinely told the same thing:
“If you take testosterone, you’ll get prostate cancer.”
According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, that belief is one of the most persistent and misleading myths in modern medicine.
In this po...
Focal therapy is one of the fastest-growing trends in prostate cancer treatment. Laser ablation. HIFU. Cryotherapy. TULSA. Each is marketed as a way to destroy cancer while preserving urinary and sexual function.
The promise sounds appealing. Treat only the cancer. Spare the rest of the gland. Avoi...
Most men are presented with prostate cancer as a narrow set of options.
Biopsy.
Surgery.
Radiation.
Hormone suppression.
According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, that framing is incomplete—and often harmful.
In his new book Fight Cancer Like a Man, Dr. Petteruti lays out a fundamentally different approac...
Fear does more damage than cancer ever could.
According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, fear is the single most common reason men make prostate cancer decisions they later regret. Anxiety compresses time. Urgency replaces thought. And once a decision is irreversible, clarity often arrives too late.
This...
For many men, prostate cancer decisions feel like standing in front of a moving train.
- PSA rises.
- The referral is made.
- The biopsy is scheduled.
And suddenly, it feels irresponsible to slow down.
According to Dr. Stephen Petteruti, that momentum is not medicine. It is inertia. And inertia i...
How to Talk With Your Doctor About Prostate Cancer Without Pressure
An elevated PSA or a concerning MRI can trigger anxiety and urgency. Too often, that fear is followed by pressure to move quickly toward biopsy, surgery, or radiation. But urgency does not equal necessity.
According to Dr. Stephen...
