The 70-year-old best-selling author lives in Pelham.
An updated version of this story is now available at MassLive.
Joe McGinnis sits in Hampshire Superior Court while researching his next book.
Author Joe McGinniss has revealed he was diagnosed in May with terminal, inoperable prostate cancer, but is responding well to treatment.
"There is no cure, so sooner or later it's terminal. It can, however, be
controlled, sometimes for years. I'm in the best possible hands at
the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, being treated with hormonal
injections," the 70-year-old McGinniss wrote on his Facebook page. "I've never felt better in my life. I'm in great health otherwise, and now devoted
to a diet and exercise program designed to combat the side effects of the drug
I'm getting (Lupron.) I've responded very well to the treatment. I'm told that
Lupron can prevent the advance of the cancer sometimes for years."
McGinniss is best known for controversial works such as "The Selling of the President" and "Fatal Vision."
McGinnisss wrote that he is eager to write more books and magazine articles. "I feel terrific. Eager to tackle another book and I've got a few ideas for magazine stories as well."
The author, who resides in Pelham, had been working on a year-long project, "15 Gothic Street," which examines crime and punishment as it plays out in Hampshire Superior Court in Northampton.
The book was being serialized on Byliner.com.