Canadian Dan Hennessey (Goalie at PatientsLikeMe) started out as a prostate cancer patient. Today, following successful treatment, he is not only a prostate cancer survivor, but an author, speaker and activist in the prostate cancer awareness movement. In honor of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, we’ve interviewed Dan to learn about his experience and find… Continue reading Snapping the Glove on Prostate Cancer Awareness: An Interview with Dan Hennessey
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Living with a health condition? On the PatientsLikeMe blog, find helpful health information and patient stories about being diagnosed, trying different treatments, and living day-to-day with a chronic condition.
Know Your Score for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Prostate cancer affects 1 in 6 men in the US and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men. As a result, it affects not just the men battling the disease but also their families, friends and communities. That’s why the White House has declared September to be National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.… Continue reading Know Your Score for Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
The Joy of Being Helpful
Many patients with life-changing conditions report feelings of grief and guilt about no longer being able to do many of the things they did in the past. As a recent discussion in our forum revealed, however, patients are finding ways to reset their perspective and boost their self-esteem by focusing on what they are still… Continue reading The Joy of Being Helpful
PatientsLikeMe Exhibits at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting
As you know from our recent blog post, August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, and the psoriasis community at PatientsLikeMe has nearly 2,000 members. It’s only fitting that PatientsLikeMe spent last week connecting with others focused on skin health at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Summer Academy Meeting, an annual educational event for dermatology-focused medical professionals.… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe Exhibits at the American Academy of Dermatology Summer Meeting
Bringing PatientsLikeMe into the Doctor’s Office: An Interview with Pediatrician Dr. Jim King
You may recall that in July we shared a video about Doctors 2.0 and You, a conference focused on how physicians are using web 2.0 technology. Today we’d like to present a real-life example of this concept: Dr. Jim King, MSc, MD, FRCPC. A pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) in Ottawa,… Continue reading Bringing PatientsLikeMe into the Doctor’s Office: An Interview with Pediatrician Dr. Jim King
Know Thyself. Quantify Thyself.
Are you someone who likes to track things about yourself? For example, do you keep an exercise log of how many reps you did – or a food journal that details what (and how much) you consumed? Do you monitor your health and disease progression at PatientsLikeMe? If so, you might not know it, but… Continue reading Know Thyself. Quantify Thyself.
Today’s Photo: Shake, Rattle and Roll
The heat isn’t letting up this summer – but that isn’t stopping our members from participating in disease-related walk/run events in their local communities. For inspiration, please meet some of the members of Parkinson’s disease patient daddytom’s team, who joined together to raise money and show solidarity at a Shake, Rattle and Roll Run sponsored… Continue reading Today’s Photo: Shake, Rattle and Roll
What Part of MS Are You Most Afraid of?
Can facing your fears help you come to terms with them? That’s the idea behind a recent discussion in our multiple sclerosis (MS) forum, in which one member asked, “What part of MS are you most afraid of?” The answers poured in from dozens of MS members who found it cathartic to reveal their true… Continue reading What Part of MS Are You Most Afraid of?
Patients as Partners in Personalized Medicine
“It’s only when you really get into the experience of being a patient with a life-changing illness, where you’re dealing with the uncertainty and the process, that you start to learn things. You start to learn that the experience you’re going through – the pain you’re suffering, or maybe a side effect or something that… Continue reading Patients as Partners in Personalized Medicine
Psoriasis Isn’t Contagious…But Awareness Is
Did you know that psoriasis cannot be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact – or any other type of interaction? August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, an annual event dedicated to highlighting the life-altering impact of psoriasis and dispelling the many myths surrounding it. Beyond the misperception that it may be contagious, another major misunderstanding is that psoriasis… Continue reading Psoriasis Isn’t Contagious…But Awareness Is