Prostate Cancer Lessons

Award winning RV Life Podcast hosts Jim and Rene join me to discuss lessons we have learned over the years. Jim and Rene  “You have to be open to change and uncertainly”. “Ya!” Listen to Jim and Rene at podcast.rvlife.com. You can contact Murray through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from cancer!

Further to this question on when to acknowledge the onset of recurrence and when to treat, Noah joins me again with two new PSA results, using different assays. Noah Davis - “I think she’s (oncologist) looking at it as a multivariable equation and I don’t think there’s easy answers here. My question is - what’s the risk in waiting?“ You can contact Murray through his author website www.sheeporwolf...

Guest Noah Davis is currently navigating the challenges and disparities with identifying recurrence post surgery. Noah Davis - “I am getting different opinions. That does cause anxiety, no getting around that one. When there’s no consensus that’s pretty stressful.” You can contact Murray through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from cancer!

Emmy winning sportscaster Vic Lombardi joins me to unravel the misinformation surrounding prostate cancer screening and to share his efforts to stave off ADT. Vic Lombardi - “I make sure to tell men, you get in there, and if you have any concerns whatsoever, you demand this test. You don’t ask for it, you demand it. Big difference. For most men with very low PSA imaging doesn’t do much good. But t...

My guest today is a friend from high school, Adolfo Alvarez, retired general and bariatric surgeon. My hope for this episode is that it will help others avoid being adversely affected. Adolfo - “The only way that we can continue to be in business and continue to provide health care for a million people is to acknowledge that a thousand of those million are going to be adversely affected by the fac...

NED - No Evidence of Disease Sharing gratefulness beyond words! You can contact Murray through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from cancer!

Commander Chris Hunter, US Navy (retired), shares his journey from a surprising prostate cancer diagnosis with a recommendation for active surveillance to selecting a new doctor and a change in treatment strategy, in one fast year. Commander Hunter - “That’s when I decided that we needed to move on from active surveillance to a more active treatment”. You can contact Murray through his author web...

Just weeks before the IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, Rachel was hit by a reckless driver. Relying on her RN and athletic training experiences, Rachel defied the odds and found a way to begin walking and cycling, again. Rachel Corey - “If your waiting to be motivated you might be waiting a long time. I didn’t want to look back at some point and say what if I had worked harder”....

Soon to be published author Adriene Caldwell shares her heart-breaking childhood experiences and her thoughts on what we all can do for our mental well-being. Adriene Caldwell - “There is no shame whatsoever in needing mental health assistance”. You can contact Adriene at www.unbrokencaldwell.com You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not...

Prostate cancer patient/orthopedic surgeon David Bailie discusses his personalized health care strategy, covering a gamut of topics including imaging, biopsy, undetectable PSA, recurrence, diet, fasting, alcohol, supplements, bowel bladder and gut protection, ozone treatments, castor oil, Ivermectin, to name a few. Dr. David Bailie - “A good doctor is in a team game with their patient”. You can co...

More than just delving into this perplexity, returning guests Richard Rolando King (The Patient Detective) and Tom Paylor (uPSA and BCR) share why they use ultrasensitive PSA testing to get out ahead of common clinical guidelines and this multifaceted heterogenous beast Prostate Cancer. You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prost...

Our guest today, Ron Bucher, was diagnosed in 2006 at the age of fifty-four. Having faced three recurrences, Ron is proud of his actions as project manager, responsible for his own outcome. Ron Bucher - “This is when I really took charge of my self-care. My thinking was, I was still a pretty young fellow and if I took care of myself I could live another few decade’s. You can contact Murray through...

Joining us from Brussels, Belgium, Mark Jeffrey shares his self-advocacy efforts from diagnosis to a new radiotherapy treatment method and how he used AI in his patient detective patient scientist efforts. Mark Jeffrey - “AI can give you bad information. Let’s start with that”. You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cance...

Nurse Shelby Ostendorf joins me in our discussion into the parallels of these two diseases. Shelby Ostendorf - “And that began my education and deep dive!” You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer!

Weatherman Tom Paylor joins me in studio and shares how he leans on his weather forecasting skills as his PSA has just risen above uPSA <0.006. Tom Paylor - “I at least want to have a plan in place. I want to be prepared’. You can contact Murray Keith Wadsworth through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer!

Joining us from Melbourne, Australia, Mr. Steve Cavill, moderator for the international support group Intermittent ADT for Prostate Cancer, shares how he navigates his intermittent ADT treatment strategy. Steve Cavill - “There is no bloody answer to the question when do you start again!”. You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from pro...

Published on a cold Houston Texas day with my RV’s realistic multicolor electric fireplace glowing. Joining us from Kansas City, Kansas, Kevin Campbell shares the role imaging has in his diagnostic and treatment decisions for his metastatic prostate cancer. Kevin Campbell - “And I said, isn’t there some imaging we can do?” You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.c...

Published from an RV Park in a small town outside of Houston, Texas, USA, near my family and a short walk from my oncologist and immunotherapy infusion lab for my 2nd cancer, metastatic melanoma. Joining us from Southern Australia, Mike shares how with his own advocacy, he added brachytherapy boost to his primary treatment. Mike also shares anecdotes about holidays in Bali and RV’ing across the US...

Murray Keith Wadsworth welcomes back Richard Rolando King, The Patient Detective, to discuss the findings of Murray’s liver lesion biopsy. Richard Rolando King - “Now, just imagine if you didn’t take that next step at uPSA 0.03”. You can contact Murray through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer!

Murray Keith Wadsworth discusses the findings of a concerning liver lesion on his recent Pylarify PSMA PET and a TP53 somatic alteration in his liquid blood biopsy test. Murray Keith - “Contrary to what many doctors say, I do not find these investigative methods at very low uPSA levels a “waste of time and money”. You can contact Murray through his author web site www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento...

Published while RV camping in wilds of Idaho, USA.  At 44, John was a very healthy and active single parent. At 45, his astute GP added PSA blood testing to his annual physical. Neither could have imagined John was facing metastatic prostate cancer. John Calarco - “I asked a retired oncologist if he had any words of wisdom. He said the cancer patients who did the best lived their lives above their...

Published while RV camping in Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA. Jeff shares his methodical strategy for salvage radiotherapy and his thinking about what he will do next. You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer! 

Published while RV camping on the San Rafael Swell, Utah, USA. Robert shares how his skills as a patient detective, patient scientist and strong self-advocate have given him more than a fighting chance against this beast. You can contact Murray through his author web site  www.sheeporwolfcancer.com Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer!

Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer! Recorded while camping near Miller and Carr peaks in the Arizona desert. For the first episode of 2024, host Murray Keith Wadsworth discusses, with excerpts from his book Prostate Cancer Sheep or Wolf? Navigating Systemic, Chapter Nine - Between a Rock and a Hard Place, why he chose the uncommon procedure salvage extended pelvic lymph node dissection s...

Recorded while camping in the Texas Hill Country. John discusses how he stumbled upon new thinking regarding the use of Lutetium -177 before ADT and chemo therapies. Memento mori – just not from prostate cancer!