As much as James Gonzales, 62, tried to prepare himself for his diagnosis of prostate cancer, hearing those fateful words “you have cancer” from his physician left him speechless and in a state of shock. However, Mr. Gonzales’ zest for life made him determined to fight this battle and through a multidisciplinary approach to care at the Cooper Cancer Institute, he made his own informed decisions about what treatments he wanted. He is now well on his road to recovery.