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If you are 70, you have a 70% chance of having prostate cancer.
It's worth getting the biopsies to find out GS and how many cores/volume is involved. That will drive your next decision. That’s right. The rule of thumb says that…70% at 70, etc. but that’s any form of it, including forms that you can live with. BUT, about 15% will have cancer that needs to be treated. If you have a first degree male relative that has had it, your chances go up by 50%. There is some thought that that if your mother or a sister has had breast cancer that can an increased chance as well. Being black also bumps up your chances.
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For those of you who have had your prostate removed, are you still able to have sex? No. And all the guys I know who had theirs removed say no too.
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If you are 70, you have a 70% chance of having prostate cancer.
It's worth getting the biopsies to find out GS and how many cores/volume is involved. That will drive your next decision. That’s right. The rule of thumb says that…70% at 70, etc. but that’s any form of it, including forms that you can live with. BUT, about 15% will have cancer that needs to be treated. If you have a first degree male relative that has had it, your chances go up by 50%. There is some thought that that if your mother or a sister has had breast cancer that can an increased chance as well. Being black also bumps up your chances. My urologist wanted me to take the 4kscore test. I told him with PSAs in the 20s, My dad, uncle and two cousins having prostate cancer that I don't need a test to tell me I will eventually get it.
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If you are 70, you have a 70% chance of having prostate cancer.
It's worth getting the biopsies to find out GS and how many cores/volume is involved. That will drive your next decision. That’s right. The rule of thumb says that…70% at 70, etc. but that’s any form of it, including forms that you can live with. BUT, about 15% will have cancer that needs to be treated. If you have a first degree male relative that has had it, your chances go up by 50%. There is some thought that that if your mother or a sister has had breast cancer that can an increased chance as well. Being black also bumps up your chances. My urologist wanted me to take the 4kscore test. I told him with PSAs in the 20s, My dad, uncle and two cousins having prostate cancer that I don't need a test to tell me I will eventually get it. If you've got a PSA in the 20's, you've more than likely already got it.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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If you've got a PSA in the 20's, you've more than likely already got it. My PSAs went as high as 27, really large prostates will run that number up. Three biopsies and two MRIs did not detect cancer yet...................
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If you've got a PSA in the 20's, you've more than likely already got it. My PSAs went as high as 27, really large prostates will run that number up. Three biopsies and two MRIs did not detect cancer yet................... Good.
Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH
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Cancer is Cancer. Don’t [bleep] around with it. It can be slow and it may have been in you for years growing. You only get one life and it is short.
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If you are 70, you have a 70% chance of having prostate cancer.
It's worth getting the biopsies to find out GS and how many cores/volume is involved. That will drive your next decision. That’s right. The rule of thumb says that…70% at 70, etc. but that’s any form of it, including forms that you can live with. BUT, about 15% will have cancer that needs to be treated. If you have a first degree male relative that has had it, your chances go up by 50%. There is some thought that that if your mother or a sister has had breast cancer that can an increased chance as well. Being black also bumps up your chances. My urologist wanted me to take the 4kscore test. I told him with PSAs in the 20s, My dad, uncle and two cousins having prostate cancer that I don't need a test to tell me I will eventually get it. If you've got a PSA in the 20's, you've more than likely already got it. I bet so
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I'm waiting on a biopsy on a mole/wart behind my ear.
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Waiting to do it or waiting on results?
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Dad had it. He had the radiation seeds implanted and his PSA number went so low it was undetectable. He went on to live a long time afterwards with no change in his lifestyle. The dementia that got him was much worse.
Last edited by DeanAnderson; 05/30/22.
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If you were expodsed to Agent Orange, you may be at vastly more risk of highly aggressive prostate cancer. My PSA was monitored for a number of years, and when it persisted at only just over 4.0, a biopsy was finally done. Which showed a Gleasn score spread of 7-8 for the 12 punch biopsies, and a rating of highly aggressive prostate cancer. This resulted in a prostatectomy and 2 months of external beam radiation. Not a lot works well lately.
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I think that if you were “boots on the ground” and some Navy units as well, it’s assumed you were exposed to Agent Orange and therefore at higher risk.
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