Prostate Cancer Gay Support Group
Published on Feb 10 2010, in the categories: Community
Now I know that prostate cancer is no joke, it a serious affliction. To prove it I will share with you my knowledge in the matter. The prostate is a gland surrounding the urethra. Prostate cancer occurs once the cells in the prostate tissue start developing abnormally and start dividing chaotically.
This causes the appearance of a tumor, which can later start spreading cancer cells throughout the body, a process called metastasis. The disease occurs in older men, usually aged over 50, and it often happens that people die with the disease and not from the disease, which means that usually the cause of death is usually not the prostate cancer, but the cancer is there nonetheless, just taking its time in evolving.
This is not the point. The other day, I was walking to the store to get various groceries, when I see a sign on a post, reading “Prostate cancer gay support group”. My initial reaction was to chuckle. Later, I chuckled some more. And I still chuckle as I am writing these words.
Allow me to explain. First of all, prostate cancer is not what you might call the “plague of the sexually vague” or some other thing like that. I don’t even know if there is a particular disease associated with homosexuality. So, prostate cancer is not solely for gay men, and the fact that you are gay has no bearing on the evolution of the disease. This means that if you have prostate cancer, and you are gay, you might need to support groups: one for prostate cancer and one for being gay. If you are trying to kill two birds with one stone, congrats, but I never imagined that support groups could be so specialized or so discriminating (come to think of it).
Indeed, in order to confirm or reach a prostate cancer diagnosis, the doctor needs to perform a digital rectal examination. I assume you know what a digital rectal examination means. However, I must add, this does not mean that you are gay. And again, you can go to regular prostate cancer support groups and receive all the benefits of groups therapy in that environment.
Beyond all this, I am fairly confident that if, God forbid, you find out that you have prostate cancer, and you are having trouble coping, and there is nobody there to give you a shoulder to cry on, then you should seek out a prostate cancer support group. Also, I am equally confident that as soon as you walk in the door of said group, nobody will ask you about your sexual preference. If somebody does, indeed, find out that you are gay, then, again, I am fairly confident that you will not be removed from the room with bells on. Lastly, I would think that people looking for “prostate cancer gay support groups” are doing so out of the belief that gay people are more sympathetic, or they know how to comfort each other better. This is false.
This causes the appearance of a tumor, which can later start spreading cancer cells throughout the body, a process called metastasis. The disease occurs in older men, usually aged over 50, and it often happens that people die with the disease and not from the disease, which means that usually the cause of death is usually not the prostate cancer, but the cancer is there nonetheless, just taking its time in evolving.
This is not the point. The other day, I was walking to the store to get various groceries, when I see a sign on a post, reading “Prostate cancer gay support group”. My initial reaction was to chuckle. Later, I chuckled some more. And I still chuckle as I am writing these words.
Allow me to explain. First of all, prostate cancer is not what you might call the “plague of the sexually vague” or some other thing like that. I don’t even know if there is a particular disease associated with homosexuality. So, prostate cancer is not solely for gay men, and the fact that you are gay has no bearing on the evolution of the disease. This means that if you have prostate cancer, and you are gay, you might need to support groups: one for prostate cancer and one for being gay. If you are trying to kill two birds with one stone, congrats, but I never imagined that support groups could be so specialized or so discriminating (come to think of it).
Indeed, in order to confirm or reach a prostate cancer diagnosis, the doctor needs to perform a digital rectal examination. I assume you know what a digital rectal examination means. However, I must add, this does not mean that you are gay. And again, you can go to regular prostate cancer support groups and receive all the benefits of groups therapy in that environment.
Beyond all this, I am fairly confident that if, God forbid, you find out that you have prostate cancer, and you are having trouble coping, and there is nobody there to give you a shoulder to cry on, then you should seek out a prostate cancer support group. Also, I am equally confident that as soon as you walk in the door of said group, nobody will ask you about your sexual preference. If somebody does, indeed, find out that you are gay, then, again, I am fairly confident that you will not be removed from the room with bells on. Lastly, I would think that people looking for “prostate cancer gay support groups” are doing so out of the belief that gay people are more sympathetic, or they know how to comfort each other better. This is false.
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