The Prostate Monologues What Every Man Can Learn from My Humbling, Confusing, and Sometimes Comical Battle With Prostate Cancer

Recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and approaching surgery, Jack McCallum wanted to tackle the confusion, misconceptions, and conflicting medical advice that so many men struggle with when thinking about the disease. So he got to work writing It's About the Size of a Walnut.Through the lens of his own experience, McCallum attacks the nitty-gritty questions about prostate cancer that men think about (but may be too bashful to ask their doctors) with honesty and humor. For example, "When is it safe to attempt intercourse, or at least, self-inflicted orgasm?" Or, if you have surgery, "What's it like the first time you shop for adult diapers?" With wry humor, McCallum decodes the sometimes-confusing jargon of medical professionals so that it is understandable and relatable to "regular" men. Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men and the second most fatal. Worse than the obvious commonality and mortality of the disease, though, is the fact that prostate cancer can rob a man of his manhood. Accordingly, McCallum handles the subject not only with care and knowledge, but also with good cheer. Through the honest telling of his own story, and drawing on the latest research, McCallum shares insight into what's worked for himand what's proven to workin surviving cancer with your sense of humor in tact.

Jack McCallum is a veteran sportswriter and the author of the bestselling Dream Team (2012). Working with Sports Illustrated for over 30 years, he won the Curt Gowdy Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005, and before that he was awarded the National Women Sports Foundation Media Award. Today, McCallum teaches journalism at Muhlenberg College. He lives in Bethlehem, PA.