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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Out there somewhere beyond the doors of perception
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A 9 is really high....I have a PSA every year to 1.5 years the last one was at 0.4.....The PSA is a good first line of health maintence...
Prostrate Cancer is a slow growing Cancer in older men....it is also a diease that gets more prevalent the older we get....of all 70 year old men 70% have Prostrate cancer, at 80 years 80% etc.....the younger you are when diagnosed the more agressive the diease is. It is a function of Testerone turning against us...and the treatment is to limit the hormone...shots, pills, surgery etc....There is debate if any treatment is warranted for the diease in old men...
Generally a line of treatment works for a number of years, and then the diease usually will show up someplace else...and then it is downhill...
I think the overall best course of action if your 60ish, is to have the prostrate removed entirely...and be done with it... I have a friend that has had that done...
I would also say do not dilly dally....as some MD's are want to do....
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