Invincibility in the Face of Prostate Cancer: Coming out the other side
Alfred Samuels is the Author of a book titled "Invincibility in the Face of Prostate Cancer:Coming out the other side." We have conducted a short interview with him. How did you arrive at the title for your book, "Invincibility in the Face of Prostate Cancer: Coming out the other side"? After writing a draft of my book the title became clear. As I read back through my draft, I realised that I actually thought that Prostate Cancer could not touch my world. Having lived in a world of perceived invincibility as a "Bodyguard to major Celebrities and security advisor to a number of government agencies" a false sense of I could not be touched existed. So when it did occur it was hard for me to understand and all I could say was 'Why me' then I realised that I was not Mr. Invincible. Which is the key most important myth about this disease? Men seem to treat Prostate Cancer as a taboo word and as such dismiss the dangers of the disease. I...