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Forum: Medical & Health

30th Nov 2019, 00:31

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

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Posted By tdracer

I saw somewhere that the lifetime number was...

I saw somewhere that the lifetime number was close to half of all men will get prostate cancer, although the number that require active treatment was quite a bit lower (not sure where I saw that). ...

Forum: Medical & Health

28th Apr 2018, 01:34

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

BoeingBoy, I'm just finishing up my five weeks of...

BoeingBoy, I'm just finishing up my five weeks of beam radiation treatment (one treatment left on Monday). The treatment itself is pretty much a non-event - basically laying still on a table for ~10...

Forum: Medical & Health

31st Mar 2018, 20:05

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

. I think one thing that gives people pause...

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I think one thing that gives people pause about radiation treatment is the long term consequences of exposing your body to high doses of radiation (at least that was the case for me). So I asked...

Forum: Medical & Health

22nd Mar 2018, 20:12

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

Not my experience - the finger check didn't...

Not my experience - the finger check didn't reveal anything unusual, it was the elevated PSA that sent me to the Urologist for a closer look.
Agree that the finger check is no big deal - some of the...

Forum: Medical & Health

14th Mar 2018, 20:40

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

BoeingBoy, the problem with complete removal is...

BoeingBoy, the problem with complete removal is the complication rate is relatively high. Which is one reason I'm comfortable with my Urologist recommendation to do hormone and radiation which have...

Forum: Medical & Health

13th Feb 2018, 01:49

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

Yep, that is the Gleason - 4+4. I think the PSA...

Yep, that is the Gleason - 4+4. I think the PSA was only used to 'get their attention' - and one reason why they think they caught it early. it was the biopsy that got the urologist's attention,...

Forum: Medical & Health

12th Feb 2018, 22:33

Replies: 104

Prostate cancer

Views: 39,282

Posted By tdracer

Unfortunately I was diagnosed with prostate...

Unfortunately I was diagnosed with prostate cancer shortly before Christmas after they investigated a mildly high PSA (~5). Urologist had a nice quote though - "many men die with prostate cancer,...

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