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That's one problem with discussing PC. The emotional side is not talked about enough & tensions can get high when talking about a disease we all hate. Jokes can be misinterpreted, when in fact we're all just on edge, waiting for more bad news.

I've seen the bell-ringing on TV.
I never got no bell. (sulks)

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@peterj116 Maybe not everyone has it? I didn't ring a bell after my five rounds of post-op radiation to my spine (probably because I was a paraplegic in-patient be wheeled in from my hospital room upstairs), but I was offered the bell after 20 rounds of radiation to my prostate six months later (at a different facility, with no in-patient beds).

@peterj116 you are so right. A friend of mine is a Urologist and he is 110% committed to treating prostate cancer but he says you can't do that isolation. 50% of your attention has to be on the biology and 50% has to be on the psychology of the disease. He says that one goes with the other. I would imagine the same holds true for many types of cancers, especially breast cancer. It's a very astute observation that you made. Prostate Cancer, and the psychology must be treated together. Very good point Sir .