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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
Posts: 14,999
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I had prostate cancer diagnosis in 2015 . I was 57 years old . Gleason score of 4 and enlarged prostate . Radium seeds with follow up localized radiation treatments kicked it to the curb . Until late last year .
My PSA was slowly climbing . Had a full body scan they found a small spot on a lymph node near the prostate . Localized radiation along with hormone treatments has kicked it to the curb .
There are several reasons for a rising PSA score . You just want to make sure the reason isn't cancer ! Found early lots of treatment options . Found late or after it has mastasized your treatment options dwindle and are more invasive .
Listen to your doctor and urologist , if they want further evaluation then do it . Hopefully it's no big deal and you are good to go . If not you are catching it early and it's not a death sentence . There's an old saying , more men die WITH prostate cancer than FROM it . You just don't want to be in the FROM it category .
Good luck .
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