How To Handle Family Members Playing Doctor With Your Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

How do I handle family members 'playing doctor' with my prostate cancer diagnosis?

Something that we see very commonly is that when an individual is diagnosed with prostate cancer, they get advice from many different individuals. This includes family members and well-meaning friends. Everyone has a friend or a relative that has had prostate cancer and has been treated a certain way, therefore they may guide or advise the patient how they think their cancer should be treated. We think it's important that the patient deals with their individual urologist, and their family doctor in determining how their cancer should be treated and try not to be overly influenced by people who don't have the medical background.