Prostate Cancer Survivors
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A Survivor's Story
In His Own Words
Clair Shares His ExperienceAt CTCA, prostate cancer survivor Clair found a team of cancer experts who believed in him.
At Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA), we believe one of the best ways to learn about all that we offer, and what truly makes our cancer care different, is to listen to the experiences of our patients. In this section, you’ll find compelling, personal stories from prostate cancer survivors who received comprehensive prostate cancer treatment from our care team of cancer experts. These specialists from several fields—including medical, surgical and radiation oncology, nutrition, naturopathy, pain management and physical therapy—worked closely together to create and implement a customized, prostate cancer treatment plan for each patient.
What Is Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancer is cancer that develops in the prostate, a walnut-sized organ that surrounds a male’s urethra. It produces a fluid that becomes part of semen.
To learn more about prostate cancer and the advanced treatments and innovative therapies for this disease offered at CTCA, visit our Prostate Cancer Center.
The Personal Accounts of CTCA Prostate Cancer Survivors
Prepare to be inspired! In the stories linked below, you’ll meet some men who have fought their toughest battle ever—prostate cancer. But with their determination, they found a cancer care provider to fight side by side with them—CTCA. The whole-person care they received at CTCA completely won them over. Visit their stories below and you'll quickly see why.
Howard Mills
“CTCA cares about the whole person’s state of mind, not just the illness.”
Read Howard’s prostate cancer survivor story
Chris Schlabach
“CTCA also recognizes the importance of maintaining a positive attitude. They work to minimize stress, bitterness and depression to better allow your immune system to fight. They treat all of you, not one isolated part of you. They do this with love and skill and all under one roof!”
Read Chris’s prostate cancer survivor story
Clarence Lamers
“All of my health care providers at CTCA had integrity. No one ever guaranteed that they could cure me. There were no false promises. They did, though, promise that they had the technology, skill and passion to do everything they could and would fight alongside of me.”
Read Clarence’s prostate cancer survivor story
Martin Berkofsky
“CTCA cared about everything—my body, my mind, my spirit—there was not a place they did not touch as they worked to heal my cancer. CTCA is a model of how human beings should care for each other.”
Read Martin’s prostate cancer survivor story
Thomas Pontzer
“Thanks be to God and His own wonderful people there, along with the nutritional and spiritual-filled means of reconditioning the entire body, that it seems many other hospitals lack knowledge of.”
Read Thomas’s prostate cancer survivor story
Donald McGee
“I immediately got the feeling it was all about me and my family, not about them. For the first time since my cancer diagnosis I felt like a human being, not just a number.”
Read Donald’s prostate cancer survivor story
Jim Lamberth
“I have been overwhelmed from that first call until this day by the upbeat, happy attitude of everyone associated with this center; from the driver that picked us up at the airport to the patients in the cafeteria. The administrative staff, nurses, technicians, food service people, housekeeping people and doctors all make you feel you are a part of one big family.”
Read Jim’s prostate cancer survivor story
Thomas James
“The staff at Midwestern [Regional Medical Center] treated me like a person, not a diagnosis. They not only took care of my medical needs, but were always available to answer questions or concerns I might have.”
Read Thomas’s prostate cancer survivor story
Owen Sibert
“…the patients' dining room… is actually much like a United Nations of Cancer. It seems like there are people there from every corner of the globe. The instant you sit down, you are joined by another cancer patient, who quickly shares his story with you and asks about your experiences. All of the people are rooting for each other, and no small improvement goes unnoticed.”
Read Owen’s prostate cancer survivor story
Gerald Laprade
“I constantly tell people about CTCA and the treatment that is provided for all types of cancer. If I were to have any type of cancer, CTCA is where I could want to be treated. To me it’s home away from home.”