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Blue Cure Blue Cure empowers men to act: prostate cancer awareness, lifestyle-first prevention, and early detection. He was diagnosed at age 35.

The Mission of Blue Cure is to save men from premature death by empowering men with the knowledge of how lifestyle can prevent and reduce the risk of leading causes of male deaths from lifestyle-driven chronic health conditions and cancers. Blue Cure Founder Gabe Canales has lived with early-stage prostate cancer for over a decade. Blue Cure wants to end the stigma that keeps men from taking control of their health to live healthier, happier lives.

10/13/2026

DON’T LET FEAR DELAY CANCER CARE

“What are you fearful about?”

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Blue Cure honors Ysabel Duron, cancer survivor, award-winning broadcast journalist and founder of The Latino Cancer Institute.

In this fourth excerpt, Ysabel discusses miedo (fear), myths and misinformation surrounding cancer. She acknowledges those fears and encourages questions and hope.

The worry may be about a test, a diagnosis, treatment, cost or how to tell your family. Those concerns deserve a conversation.

Latino communities have different backgrounds and can have different health needs. Clear information in a person’s preferred language, with respect for their experiences, can help them understand care choices and take the next step.

Treatment advances have improved outcomes for many cancers, though each person’s outlook depends on their diagnosis and circumstances.

Screening checks for cancer before symptoms appear. It can reduce deaths from certain cancers, but the right tests and timing depend on age, personal and family history, and other risk factors.

THREE WAYS TO ACT:
• Name the fear. Write down what worries you and the questions you want answered.
• Ask your healthcare team. Discuss which screenings are appropriate, including benefits and risks. If you have symptoms, ask about evaluation instead of waiting for routine screening. Ask for help with language, costs or transportation.
• Support someone you love. Listen without judgment, offer practical help and encourage care without pressure or shame.

Ysabel’s 43-year broadcast career earned her two Emmy Awards and a place in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. Her 1999 Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis helped launch decades of advocacy through Latinas Contra Cancer and later The Latino Cancer Institute.

It was an honor to welcome Ysabel to Blue Cure. We’re grateful for her openness and longstanding service to patients and families.

Learn more: latinocancerinstitute.org
Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast. Recorded Dec 2025.

For education only, not medical advice.

10/12/2026

URINARY LEAKAGE AFTER PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT? WHAT CAN HELP?

Urinary leakage can be one of the most frustrating challenges following prostate cancer treatment. But whether you’re preparing for treatment or still experiencing symptoms months or years later, there may be options worth discussing with your healthcare team.

In this excerpt from the Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast, Sarah Norris, ARNP, a nurse practitioner at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, explains how rehabilitation and individualized care can help men manage urinary symptoms and improve quality of life.

What should men know?

1. Rehabilitation can begin before surgery. Sarah describes how her team introduces pelvic floor physical therapy and Kegel exercises before prostatectomy, with follow-up therapy after surgery. Pelvic floor muscle training can support recovery of urinary control.

2. Not all urinary symptoms are the same. Both prostate surgery and radiation can affect urinary function, but the types of symptoms and appropriate treatments may differ. Understanding the cause is important.

3. Treatment options exist. Depending on the type and severity of symptoms, options may include pelvic floor physical therapy, medications for certain bladder symptoms, or procedures such as an artificial urinary sphincter for selected men with persistent stress incontinence.

4. It’s not too late to ask for help. Even if you didn’t receive pelvic floor therapy before or after treatment, ongoing symptoms deserve attention.

Sarah’s message is straightforward: “If you are truly bothered by it, please speak up.”

If urinary leakage is affecting your daily activities, confidence, or quality of life, talk with your urologist about an evaluation and whether pelvic floor physical therapy or other treatments may be appropriate.

And if someone you love is navigating prostate cancer recovery, consider sharing this information. Sometimes knowing that options exist is the first step toward seeking help.

This content is for education only and is not a substitute for individualized medical advice. Treatment options and outcomes vary. Consult your healthcare professional.

10/11/2026

COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE SHAPES CANCER ADVOCACY

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Blue Cure honors Ysabel Duron, cancer survivor, award-winning journalist and founder of The Latino Cancer Institute.

In this third clip from our conversation, Ysabel explains how working with families taught her about the fears, barriers and challenges surrounding cancer.

Her journalism instinct carried into advocacy: identify problems and find people working to solve them.

Your experiences can reveal needs that otherwise go unheard. Hearing from people across ethnic, cultural and language backgrounds can help researchers ask relevant questions and understand barriers to clinical trial participation. Including participants from different backgrounds in studies also helps make findings relevant to more patients.

Her message also reaches beyond the clinic: the conditions in which people live and work can influence cancer risk and access to care.

WAYS TO PUT THIS INTO ACTION:
• Patients: Tell your care team what makes care difficult. Ask about a patient navigator or social worker who can help identify resources.
• Families: Ask, “What would make your next appointment easier?” Offer specific help, such as a ride or taking notes.
• Community members: Ask local cancer organizations how you can volunteer or support their work.

Blue Cure shares these experiences to help patients speak up and find support.

Ysabel’s 43-year broadcast career earned her two Emmy Awards and a place in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. Her 1999 cancer diagnosis helped launch decades of advocacy. Through Latinas Contra Cancer and later The Latino Cancer Institute, she has connected community needs with education, research and policy.

It was an honor to welcome Ysabel to Blue Cure. We’re grateful for her generosity in sharing her experience and her longstanding service to patients and families.

Learn more: latinocancerinstitute.org
Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast. Recorded December 2025.

For education only, not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare team about your care and support needs.

10/10/2026

NORMALIZING SEXUAL RECOVERY AFTER PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT

Erectile dysfunction and changes in s*xual function can be difficult for men to discuss, especially after prostate cancer treatment. But embarrassment should never stand in the way of getting help.

Some men experience erectile difficulties even before their cancer diagnosis or treatment, yet have never discussed those concerns with a healthcare professional. For others, surgery or radiation can introduce new challenges that affect s*xual function, confidence, and intimacy.

The important message: Treatment options exist, and these conversations are worth having.

In this excerpt from the Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast, Sarah Norris, ARNP, a nurse practitioner at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, discusses how she helps men navigate s*xual health concerns during prostate cancer survivorship.

From medications to nonpharmaceutical options such as vacuum er****on devices, Sarah explains how introducing patients to available tools can open conversations they may have avoided for years.

She also shares a little humor from the exam room:

“I know this seems weird, but trust me, it gets weirder.”

Behind that humor is an important message: Sexual health is part of overall health. Discussing er****ons, rehabilitation devices, and intimacy should be a normal part of prostate cancer care, not a source of shame.

For men and their partners: If s*xual changes are affecting your quality of life, ask your healthcare team what options may be appropriate for you. Recovery varies, but you do not have to navigate these concerns in silence.

Watch, share, and follow Blue Cure for more conversations that help men take an active role in their health.

Educational information only. Not a substitute for individualized medical advice. Discuss treatment and recovery options with your healthcare team.

10/09/2026

WHO SHOULD BRING UP PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT SIDE EFFECTS?

Urinary leakage, erectile dysfunction, fatigue and changes in s*xual health can affect a man’s quality of life after prostate cancer treatment. Yet these concerns aren’t always easy to discuss, especially when embarrassment or uncertainty gets in the way.

So who should start the conversation?

In this second clip from the Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast, Sarah Norris, ARNP, explains why healthcare professionals have a responsibility to ask patients about treatment-related side effects, including concerns they may be reluctant to raise themselves.

Sarah is a nurse practitioner at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She works directly with prostate cancer patients and their partners, helping them prepare for treatment, manage side effects and navigate recovery and survivorship. In her daily patient-facing role, she sees how important these conversations are to quality of life.

But patients have an important role, too.

If your healthcare team doesn’t ask about your symptoms or recovery, speak up. Don’t assume that because a concern hasn’t been discussed, nothing can be done.

Ask questions:

What can we do about urinary leakage?

What options are available for erectile dysfunction?

Could pelvic floor physical therapy or another specialist help?

Treatment-related side effects deserve attention, and options for managing them may be available.

Your health is more than a PSA number. Your quality of life matters, too.

If you or someone you love is navigating prostate cancer treatment or recovery, share this conversation. Follow Blue Cure for more educational clips with Sarah and other healthcare professionals.

Educational information only. Not a substitute for personalized medical advice.

Learn more about Sarah Norris and Mercy Medical Center:
https://www.mercycare.org/doctors/doctor-public-profiles/sarah-norris/

10/08/2026

WHY SOME MEN PULL AWAY AFTER PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENT

Prostate cancer treatment can affect more than physical health. It can also change how men and their partners experience intimacy.

When a man experiences erectile difficulties after treatment, he may begin avoiding physical affection, even something as simple as cuddling, because he worries it could lead to expectations for s*x that he doesn’t feel able to meet.

That distance doesn’t necessarily mean a loss of love, attraction or desire for closeness.

In this first clip from the Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast, Sarah Norris, ARNP, explains why some men withdraw from physical affection and reminds couples that intimacy and physical connection can take different forms.

Sarah is a nurse practitioner at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She works directly with prostate cancer patients and their partners, helping them navigate treatment-related side effects, s*xual health, intimacy and quality-of-life concerns.

This is the first in a series of clips with Sarah exploring urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, s*xual health and the importance of speaking openly about these often-sensitive topics.

If treatment has affected your s*xual health or relationship, don’t be afraid to ask for help. Talk with your healthcare team about available options and support. Partners, your understanding and encouragement matter, too.

Share this with someone who may benefit, and follow Blue Cure for more conversations aimed at helping men and families take an active role in their health.

Educational information only. Not a substitute for individualized medical advice. Discuss concerns and treatment options with your healthcare team.

Learn more about Sarah Norris and Mercy Medical Center: https://www.mercycare.org/doctors/doctor-public-profiles/sarah-norris/

10/07/2026

SUPPORT GOES BOTH WAYS.

Women have been a major part of Blue Cure’s community from the beginning, helping raise prostate cancer awareness and supporting men and families facing a diagnosis. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re asking men to return that care and support.

This 2013 KHOU 11 story features breast cancer survivor and Blue Cure board member emerita Carolyn Farb, who understood that cancer affects the patient and the people who love them.

Carolyn, thank you for championing Blue Cure in our early years, for your years of board service, and for helping raise awareness of prostate cancer and men’s health. Your leadership and service remain an important part of Blue Cure’s story.

Thank you also to journalist and anchor Lily Jang, who reported this piece and was an early supporter of Blue Cure and our message, and to KHOU 11 Houston for helping us reach more families. Stories like this can give men and women the nudge to ask questions, discuss screening with their healthcare team and take an active role in their health.

To Carolyn and all the women who raise awareness, share our message, ask questions and encourage the men in their lives to seek care: thank you. Women have strengthened Blue Cure as followers, volunteers, donors, leaders and advocates from the beginning. Your health deserves that same care and attention.

Men, ask how you can help. Listen, support breast cancer education and advocacy, and offer practical help with appointments or other needs. Let’s be there for the women in our lives.

To the women in our community: ask your healthcare team about your breast cancer risk and when to begin or continue screening, including mammograms. Screening schedules depend on age and personal risk. If you notice a new breast change, have it evaluated promptly.

To those living with breast cancer, its survivors and the families who have lost someone: we stand with you.

Archival footage: KHOU 11 Houston, 2013.
For education only. Talk with your healthcare team about your individual care.

10/06/2026

CANCER CARE TAKES MORE THAN TREATMENT

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Blue Cure honors Ysabel Duron, cancer survivor and founder of The Latino Cancer Institute.

In this second clip from our conversation, award-winning broadcast journalist Ysabel Duron shares why she turned the camera on her own chemotherapy and radiation. She wanted viewers to understand cancer. What she had not anticipated was the fatigue that made even getting out of bed a battle.

Her son’s visits and his words, “Mom is back,” bring the experience home. She then explains how meeting social workers supporting Spanish-speaking Latinas with breast cancer helped launch her nonprofit advocacy.

That work connects this story to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Ysabel survived Hodgkin lymphoma; her advocacy has helped patients facing other cancers, including breast cancer.

At Blue Cure, we share patient experiences to encourage questions, explain support resources and help families take an active role in care.

THREE WAYS TO ACT:
• Patients: Tell your care team when fatigue or other symptoms interfere with daily life. Ask what can help.
• Families: Offer specific help, such as a meal, a ride or company at an appointment.
• Patients & Caregivers: Ask your care team about patient navigators, social workers and professional interpreters. Navigators help patients overcome barriers to care.

Ysabel’s 43-year broadcast career earned her two Emmy Awards and a place in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. After her 1999 diagnosis, she built a lasting career in patient advocacy. She founded Latinas Contra Cancer and later The Latino Cancer Institute, connecting communities, researchers and advocates.

It was an honor to welcome Ysabel to Blue Cure. We’re grateful for her openness and decades of service to patients and families.

Learn more: latinocancerinstitute.org

Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast. Recorded December 2025.

For education only, not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare team about symptoms and support.

10/04/2026

WHY LATINO VOICES MATTER IN CANCER CARE

For Hispanic Heritage Month, Blue Cure is highlighting Ysabel Duron, founder of The Latino Cancer Institute, cancer survivor and award-winning journalist who has spent decades helping Latino families navigate cancer care.

“We are not a monolith,” says Ysabel. Latino communities have different backgrounds, experiences and health needs. Grouping everyone together can hide important differences.

In this first clip in our series, Ysabel explains three priorities:

• UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCES.
Family history, inherited genetic changes, environmental exposures and access to healthcare can all matter. A Latino identity alone does not determine someone’s cancer risk.

• INCLUDE PEOPLE IN RESEARCH.
Research needs participants from different backgrounds to better understand cancer and how treatments work. Patients can also help researchers address barriers such as language, transportation and time away from work.

• IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE.
Clear information, help navigating healthcare and access to medications and clinical trials can help more patients benefit from medical advances.

Ysabel’s 43-year broadcast journalism career earned her two Emmy Awards and a place in the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Hall of Fame. Her Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis in 1999 helped launch a second career in cancer advocacy. Through Latinas Contra Cancer, she helped build education, screening navigation and support for underserved, Spanish-speaking patients. She later founded The Latino Cancer Institute, connecting communities, researchers and advocates to improve cancer care.

It was an honor to welcome Ysabel to Blue Cure. We’re grateful for her experience and commitment to patients and families.

At Blue Cure, we believe every patient deserves understandable information and access to care that meets their needs.

Learn more: latinocancerinstitute.org

Blue Cure Men’s Health Podcast. Recorded December 2025.

For education only, not medical advice. Talk with your healthcare team about your cancer risk and recommended screenings.

10/01/2026

WHAT CAN A PSMA PET SCAN SHOW?

PSMA and PSA sound similar, but they are not the same.

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is measured with a blood test and can help with prostate cancer screening and monitoring.

PSMA stands for prostate-specific membrane antigen. It is a different protein found in higher amounts on the surface of many prostate cancer cells. When doctors say PSMA is “highly expressed,” they mean many of those cancer cells carry more of this protein, giving a specially designed radioactive tracer something to target.

Nuclear medicine uses small amounts of radioactive material, called radiotracers, to help diagnose and sometimes treat disease. PET stands for positron emission tomography. During a PSMA PET scan, the tracer binds to PSMA. The scan creates a whole-body picture that may reveal prostate cancer in lymph nodes, bones or other areas that conventional imaging may not detect.

PSMA PET may be used:

• To help determine whether higher-risk prostate cancer has spread before treatment

• When PSA rises after surgery or radiation and recurrence is suspected

• To help determine whether someone may be eligible for PSMA-targeted treatment

PSMA can be present in prostate cancers across different risk groups, but the amount varies, and not every prostate cancer expresses it. PSMA PET is generally not used for routine staging of low-risk disease. An area that appears on the scan must still be interpreted in the context of the patient’s risk level, PSA history, diagnosis, prior treatment and other imaging.

In this excerpt, Dr. Paulo Ivan (drpauloivan), a nuclear medicine physician in Brazil whose work includes PET/CT imaging, explains how PSMA PET may locate prostate cancer not visible on conventional scans.

Ask:
- Why is this scan being recommended?
- How could the result change my treatment plan?
- What are its limitations or alternatives?

For educational purposes only. This is not medical advice. Ask your urology or oncology team whether PSMA PET is appropriate for your situation.

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