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https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/det

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/acs-recommendations.html https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detectio... You have a direct genetic history of prostate cancer, thus you are at higher risk than most men. At age 57 I had no family history and no symptoms, yet my primary care doc suggested I be tested anyway. My PSA was in fact elevated. I got a biopsy and found my prostate was 80% cancerous. I got it surgically removed just in time. 10 years later I'm still cancer free. Every day I five thanks that my doctor did NOT follow the standard medical advice back then NOT to test. Forewarned is forearmed.

apwell23 1y ago
> prostate was 80% cancerous surprised that it didn't escape prostate with that high load.
waynecochran 1y ago
This may sound like a silly question, but are there men who just have the prostate removed as a preventative measure? Some women have their breasts removed who have a high risk of breast cancer.
- randcraw 1y ago
  Yes, but I have no personal knowledge about radical prophylactic prostatectomy. You might start here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361217707_The_role_of_prophylactic_prostatectomy_as_a_primary_prevention_strategy_in_high-risk_germline_mutation_carriers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361217707_The_role_... I've read very little about choosing radical prostatectomy very early after detection, but it's likely that it does little to improve survivability: https://medicine.washu.edu/news/surgery-early-prostate-cancer-may-not-save-lives/ https://medicine.washu.edu/news/surgery-early-prostate-cance... That said, if nerve-sparing surgery were done early instead of doing NON-nerve-sparing surgery later (a standard radical prostatectomy), perhaps that might diminish some of the typical side-effects of the standard surgery like impotence or incontinence. But I'm only speculating.

apwell23 1y ago

> prostate was 80% cancerous surprised that it didn't escape prostate with that high load.

waynecochran 1y ago

This may sound like a silly question, but are there men who just have the prostate removed as a preventative measure? Some women have their breasts removed who have a high risk of breast cancer.

randcraw 1y ago
Yes, but I have no personal knowledge about radical prophylactic prostatectomy. You might start here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361217707_The_role_of_prophylactic_prostatectomy_as_a_primary_prevention_strategy_in_high-risk_germline_mutation_carriers https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361217707_The_role_... I've read very little about choosing radical prostatectomy very early after detection, but it's likely that it does little to improve survivability: https://medicine.washu.edu/news/surgery-early-prostate-cancer-may-not-save-lives/ https://medicine.washu.edu/news/surgery-early-prostate-cance... That said, if nerve-sparing surgery were done early instead of doing NON-nerve-sparing surgery later (a standard radical prostatectomy), perhaps that might diminish some of the typical side-effects of the standard surgery like impotence or incontinence. But I'm only speculating.