Lovely guy RIP and I am certainly not ignoring that.Too young at 66.
And a reminder to all men to never ignore new urinary symptoms.
Too young at 66.
And a reminder to all men to never ignore new urinary symptoms.
Too young at 66.
And a reminder to all men to never ignore new urinary symptoms.
Your post made me go and look up prostate cancer symptoms as I didn't know what they were. I'm sure most members are far better informed but just in case:
difficulty starting to urinate or emptying your bladder
a weak flow when you urinate
a feeling that your bladder hasn’t emptied properly
dribbling urine after you finish urinating
needing to urinate more often than usual, especially at night
a sudden need to urinate – you may sometimes leak urine before you get to the toilet.
https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/about-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-symptoms
I had read somewhere that this guidance was going to be changed, as some of these symptoms are very common amongst men above a certain age, while early prostate cancer may produce no or only minor symptoms. Regular PSA testing is therefore the best approach, and I'd encourage all men above (say) 60 to follow this advice. A somewhat raised PSA result is not definitive as there are some possible benign causes as well, so an above expected level will then need to be followed up, usually first with a (totally painless) MRA scan. I should caveat that I do not have a medical background, but do speak from experience, with early prostate cancer confirmed after my PSA level was recorded as only slightly above the NHS threshold.
If population PSA screening was the proven way to go, do you not think that Prostate Cancer UK or Cancer Research UK would be shouting loudly about it?I had read somewhere that this guidance was going to be changed, as some of these symptoms are very common amongst men above a certain age, while early prostate cancer may produce no or only minor symptoms. Regular PSA testing is therefore the best approach, and I'd encourage all men above (say) 60 to follow this advice. A somewhat raised PSA result is not definitive as there are some possible benign causes as well, so an above expected level will then need to be followed up, usually first with a (totally painless) MRA scan. I should caveat that I do not have a medical background, but do speak from experience, with early prostate cancer confirmed after my PSA level was recorded as only slightly above the NHS threshold. (I had prostate surgery a few weeks ago, and now recovering.)
If population PSA screening was the proven way to go, do you not think that Prostate Cancer UK or Cancer Research UK would be shouting loudly about it?
I suggest you do some more research.
Your post made me go and look up prostate cancer symptoms as I didn't know what they were. I'm sure most members are far better informed but just in case:
difficulty starting to urinate or emptying your bladder
a weak flow when you urinate
a feeling that your bladder hasn’t emptied properly
dribbling urine after you finish urinating
needing to urinate more often than usual, especially at night
a sudden need to urinate – you may sometimes leak urine before you get to the toilet.
https://prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-information/about-prostate-cancer/prostate-cancer-symptoms
I went to my family doc some years ago (I was 49 I think) and he advised me against it. According to him, there is not yet a way to determine early on if the cancer's development will be fast or slow. In his experience, positive results all too often terrorise his patients for nothing, as slow development is very common. My father died of it at 92.If population PSA screening was the proven way to go
Confirms more or less what my doc said.My PSA was slightly high when tested at a Lions event. They do them every year.
Checked again and again via hospital/ doctors, still rising. Had an MRI, discussed with top dog urologist, cleared.
Late last year, a bit higher. Another MRI and biopsy. Inconclusive so yet another biopsy, far more invasive, earlier this year. Triple samples, ouch.
Top dog rang me and said all but one sample totally clear. The other 'might' had an issue but he said it was so small that no further action needed, apart from regular PSA testing. Weird.
difficulty starting to urinate or emptying your bladder
a weak flow when you urinate
a feeling that your bladder hasn’t emptied properly
dribbling urine after you finish urinating
needing to urinate more often than usual, especially at night
a sudden need to urinate – you may sometimes leak urine before you get to the toilet.
Yep, got all those symptoms and leak piss like an incontinent rat but then again I do have spms which will do me in long before any cancer will. I’m a cheery little ****er ain’t I