Hello Petrarch and All,
While unlikely to have prostate cancer before age 40 ...
I had a friend (about age 50) that was going on a trip and and in the process of getting some life insurance had a required physical. He was found (to his surprise) to have advanced agressive prostate cancer ...... and with all available treatment he was dead in about 1 year.
That said, most all of my friends that have had prostate cancer (and there have been several) and treatment have survived.
My doctors have stated the rate of change over time is what they watch on PSA, in addition to numeric value ... so save your previous results.
Early diagnosis and treatment is key. Knowledge is power. Lack of knowledge is weakness.
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster
While unlikely to have prostate cancer before age 40 ...
I had a friend (about age 50) that was going on a trip and and in the process of getting some life insurance had a required physical. He was found (to his surprise) to have advanced agressive prostate cancer ...... and with all available treatment he was dead in about 1 year.
That said, most all of my friends that have had prostate cancer (and there have been several) and treatment have survived.
My doctors have stated the rate of change over time is what they watch on PSA, in addition to numeric value ... so save your previous results.
Early diagnosis and treatment is key. Knowledge is power. Lack of knowledge is weakness.
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster