Post #1253359
2025-11-19 22:52 UTC
@greem My doctor probably saved my life by asking me to get my prostate checked when my PSAs started to waver, going a bit higher than normal. It doesn't take much, guys, and the earlier you find out, the better the prognosis. It turned out to be early-early-stage cancer, and with a bit of surgery, it's been "cured" for now. If I had waited, or ignored it, who knows where I'd be now.
My urologist told me that _every male_ is going to get prostate cancer eventually, it's just a matter of what age, and if you die of something else first. If you aren't having PSAs tested regularly, or with your regular checkups, ask your doctor to start.
Also, both my GP and my Urologist said that you really should start getting checked around 40, rather than 50. You can put it off, but the earlier you start checking it, the safer you will be.
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@greem@cyberplace.social 2025-11-20 08:08
@derek that's great to hear, Derek. And yes, because we're living longer (mostly!), more people with prostates are being found with prostate cancer after they've died of something else than ever before. Good luck with the rest of your journey!
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@bransonturner@mastodon.social 2025-11-20 09:24
@derek @greem my doctors were hesitant to do a PSA test when I was 40 (i'm now 49) because of "alarmism" or something, but when I told them my Dad had aggressive prostate cancer at 52 (surgery and eventually cured) they have been good about checking at every single blood test. They don't DRE though-- which I'm not going to argue about!