Man Up to Cancer

10/17/2026

The Gathering of Wolves 2026

🎥: Dave Rawson

10/16/2026

Tomorrow, we gather. 🐺

The Men’s Cancer & Mental Health Conference is this Saturday, October 17, live at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill. Can’t make it to North Carolina? The virtual room is still open for members.

Here’s who you’ll hear from:
• Dr. Donald Rosenstein, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Andrew “Smitty” Smitherman, UNC School of Medicine
• Bill Thach, Director of Diversity
• Joe Bullock, Director of Programs & Partnerships
• Don Helgeson, Director of Chapters and Meetups
• Michael Holtz, Chairman of the Board
• Tyler James Dean, Get REAL & HEEL

💬 Comment REGISTER and we’ll send the link to join virtually straight to your inbox.

Thank you to Medidata Solutions, GSK, Taiho Oncology, Blue Earth DX, and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for making the day free for every attendee.

Strength through connection.

10/13/2026

It’s a big milestone today as I published Episode #100 of the Man Up to Cancer Podcast.

This has been a labor of love for me since launching the podcast in July of 2020. Six years and more than 50K downloads later, I'm still going!

I've had to put the show on hold at times for surgeries or intense treatment for my cancer. But all along, the motto was .

Today's episode is the final installment of a five-part series about prostate cancer.

In this one, Chas Rogers will make you laugh, think, and maybe even shed a tear. A U.S. Navy veteran and longtime fitness professional and coach, Chas was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer at age 45.

His cancer was discovered because he asked his doctor a simple question: Was there anything else he should be checking, particularly as a Black man?

That question may have saved his life.

I want to thank all of you who have liked, followed, and supported the podcast.

For every guest who has taken time to come on the show to educate, inspire, and entertain, thank you from the bottom of my heart.

I guess the thing I'm most proud of is that I have never wavered from my original vision for the podcast — to bring you real stories from the trenches of cancer, shining the light on men, our experiences, our inner lives, and how we respond to the challenge.

From the humorous (Cancer Patient Trivia with Rob Burridge) to the beautiful and sacred ("I'm at Peace." Lee Silverstein Treasures the Final Days of a Life Well Lived), I've done my best to always keep it real.

And that's what I'll keep on doing.

Trevor Maxwell

09/29/2026

Meet “Elevator Bob.” 💙

Twice a week, Bob Lane sits beside an elevator at a prostate cancer clinic in Charlotte, waiting for men and families who may be facing some of the hardest news of their lives.

Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, Bob has spent more than a decade navigating metastatic disease — and turning his experience into support for others.

Today, he’s known as “Elevator Bob,” and his simple act of being there has helped hundreds of patients feel a little less alone.

🎙️ Hear Bob’s story below and learn why he keeps showing up.

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/f517be2a-9df9-499a-8a10-91614d3bf24f

Thank you so much Pfizer for sponsoring this episode!

09/13/2026

GATHERING OF WOLVES | DAY 3

We started before sunrise with hot air balloons, courtesy of the Great Eastern Balloon Association Great Eastern Balloon Assoc. Not a bad way to open a final day!!

From there: chapter photos, community group photos, flags and banners raised thanks to our volunteer Garrett King. A daytime fireside chat with Joe Bullock Joe Bullock and Tony Tony from C.L.A.P. CancerLegacyinActionProjects on friendship, connection, and legacy. Chuck Aiken Chuck Aiken pulled men aside to record mini-vlog episodes we’ll be rolling out over the next few months.

Then the day did what the best days do. It flew. Tattoos. Co****le, for the third day in a row. Will Maine forever be our reigning champions? Who knows. Pickleball tournaments. A whole lot of just being around each other with nowhere else to be.

Tonight we gathered around the new firepit and sealed a time capsule for the next five years. A signed banner. Mementos from our founder Trevor Maxwell. A coin from every year. Pieces of who we’ve been, waiting for the men who come next.

We had a special film 🎞️ screening thanks to Randy aka Wizard ‘The Wizard’ 🧙‍♂️

Jim Brown, Adam Swenson (happy birthday!) closed us out with music, John Bensen on harmonica.

And now, stories. Whoever wants to share, shares. That’s how this always ends.

Thank you for tending the fire this weekend, brothers.

See you next year. 🐺🔥

09/12/2026

Chuck has cancer. He’s having the BEST DAY POSSIBLE, though. So much so that he and dozens of other dudes are getting BDP tattooed on their arms at cancer camp. Dang, Chuck - that’s dedication!

This week we’re in the Pennsylvania Poconos capturing and interviewing cancer survivors coming together from around the world for a little support.

09/12/2026