The third podcast in this series features Londi Maduro, a film maker in California. Her film The Silent Killer: Prostate Cancer in the African American Community explores the myths, fears, and concern

The second podcast in Disparities, Awareness, and Access to Health Care in the African America community features Mark Kennedy from the Boston Public Health Commission and Dr. Jacques Carter from Be

The first in a three-part series on Disparities, Awareness, and Access to Health Care in the African American Community features Archie Emmanuel Jr, Lamont Scott, and Brother Al from MOCHA (Men of C

Thanks to Dr. Karen E. Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, for joining the MPCC podcast series, Prostate Cancer & You. In this interview. She provides an outstanding overview of ACS and the l

In this sixth episode, Michael A. DiSpezio discusses Kegels (aka pelvic floor exercises) and their role in regaining urinary continence. Then, he takes a deeper dive into shared decision making, and w

In this fifth episode, Michael A. DiSpezio discusses the quality of life and how it changed following radical prostatectomy. Michael explains the basic difference between external beam radiation and t

In this fourth episode, Michael A. DiSpezio addresses the first PSA test following surgery and what that means as far as the tumors spread. He then presents the basics of cancer in terms of cells and

In this third episode, Michael addresses the concept of quality of life and how ones choice of treatment impacts the future. He profiles his own challenges with post-operative side effects including

In this second episode, Michael presents the basics of decision making as it pertains to critical choices he faced, including selecting the type of prostate biopsy. He explains what is communicated in

In this first episode, Michael introduces us to his personal journey with prostate cancer. It begins with addressing PSA and the role of this tumor marker in risk assessment for prostate cancer. He di