What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

I’m waiting to discuss my diagnosis with an oncologist. I don’t know what stage I’m in and don’t have a scan scheduled. I got mixed messages from my urologist that kind of left me with an uncomfortable feeling, almost like he was pushing a certain oncologist for the urologist’s gain. I’ve already started the process to get a second opinion just because of the feeling I got from my urologist.

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57 too! We are too young but Dr’s stopped DRE’s and PSA tests. Had to ASK my primary for a PSA test in January, came back @ 60. I’m stage 4 and headed to Rochester and Dr. Kwon Monday, hope the team can pause this!

I'm sorry to hear about the diagnosis — it's a shock adjusting to living with cancer, especially for the first year or so. And I do hope health agencies reconsider the recommendation against routine PSA testing from age 40, because it's had a high human cost in rising rates of advanced prostate cancer at first diagnosis.

If your cancer is oligometastatic (just to a couple of places) and castrate-sensitive, there's a good chance they can at least pause it for a long time (if not indefinitely). There's lots of good information in threads here. Even if there are many metastases and/or the cancer is already castrate-resistant, newer treatments and approaches are showing a lot of promise.

I'm stage 4b, oligometastatic to my spine (we discovered it when I went to the ER because I was having trouble walking). I've had 2 1/2 years with no progression, after

1. Immediate emergency debulking surgery (to ease the pressure on my spinal cord)
2. Radiation to the metastasis site 4 weeks after diagnosis
3. Radiation to the prostate 6 months after diagnosis
4. Continual ADT and ARSI (Erleada) since diagnosis.

My PSA remains < 0.01 on the ultra-sensitive test — fingers crossed for the next 12-week test this coming Friday.

63 here , 3+3, and active surveillance

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76 now, was 72 when I received SBRT Proton treatment. Was 11+ PSA with a 4+3 Gleeson. PSA now < 0.1.

70, started this adventure in 2009

I am 74 years old and I have been diagnosed with a mild form of prostrate cancer. I was told it is not an aggressive form of cancer.

74 diagnosed, 77 now, G9, CR, locally advanced, 12 months ADT and Erleada, RP 24 months ago, presently PSA .01, hopeful.