Posts by: Rick Redner

Rick Redner

Rick Redner received his master’s degree in social work from Michigan State University. He has spent many years working as a medical and psychiatric social worker He is the author of the award winning book I Left My Prostate in San Francisco-Where's Yours? His second book Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Erectile Dysfunction and Penile Implants won the Beverly Hills International Book Awards in Men's Health in 2016. Additionally, the book was a winner in the 2017 IAN Book of the Year Awards.

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018

Is the Medical Profession Failing Men with Prostate Cancer?

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Diagnosed at age 57, I was shocked when, in 2011, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routinely screening for prostate cancer in all men. Even more shocking is ... Read more

February 23, 2018February 22, 2018

Don’t Allow Prostate Cancer to Drive You and Your Partner Apart

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Every month, I hear from men who tell me their marriages ended after they were diagnosed or treated for prostate cancer. After hearing the same story from dozens of men, ... Read more

February 16, 2018February 15, 2018

Ask About Climacturia Before Your Prostate Surgery

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

I decided to write this column after an embarrassing and humiliating experience. I was hesitant to go public with this, but I believe far too many men and couples are ... Read more

February 9, 2018February 8, 2018

4 Dangers in Pain Management

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Three weeks ago, I herniated a disk, which pinched a nerve. I was in constant pain. My narcotic pain meds didn’t bring my pain to a level low enough to ... Read more

January 26, 2018January 25, 2018

Recurrence Anxiety Strikes Unexpectedly

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

The fear of recurrence is on the mind of every cancer survivor. For some, it’s an overwhelming fear experienced every day. I’m in the group of men who tucks the ... Read more

January 12, 2018January 11, 2018

Why Cancer Survivors Don’t Need New Year’s Resolutions

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

How many of your 2018 New Year’s resolutions have you broken so far? For me, the answer is zero. My failure rate in completing New Year’s resolutions was awful, so ... Read more

January 5, 2018January 4, 2018

Do You Know the Members of the Cancer Committee Inside Your Head?

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

As kids, we were taught to say: “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me.” When tears are in your eyes and you’re feeling crushed ... Read more

December 22, 2017December 21, 2017

11 Harmful Things Cancer Survivors Hear

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

Coping with prostate cancer and the quality-of-life issues we face after treatment is difficult, to say the least. The comments we hear from our friends, family, and healthcare professionals have a ... Read more

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017

20 Things Men with Prostate Cancer Wish Healthy Friends, Family Knew

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

I was diagnosed with prostate cancer when I was 57. My PSA (prostate-specific antigen) remains undetectable seven years after my surgery. I expected there’d come a time when I’d give ... Read more

December 8, 2017December 7, 2017

7 Things to Do When the Misery of Cancer Won’t End

Columns, Living & Loving with Prostate Cancer

When background music is playing softly, it’s possible to forget the music is continually playing. When it’s blaring, the music never fades into the background, and it’s intrusive all the ... Read more