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The ways others react to news of your prostate cancer
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 22 4:13pm | Replies (45)Comment receiving replies
I pretty much also get what most have described here in terms of questions and encouragement. I am appreciative that the friend or family member care enough to ask. If they are 40 or older I will ask them if they include a psa test in their blood test. If they shut the conversation down at that point, that works, and if they don’t because they are curious, then I encourage them with some basic information about my experience and the importance of keeping track of their psa levels.
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You're more politel than I am. From my hospital bed, I ORDERED my two younger brothers to start annual PSA tests immediately, even if they had to pay for the tests themselves (being eldest comes with certain privileges).
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Your encouragement on PSA checks for "younger" men is critical, and thank you for that. I was in a urologist's office maybe a dozen years ago when various medical groups (and payers) dismissed the value of PSAs -- likely delaying the discovery of my PC. Sure, we need more accurate tests. In the meantime, make good use of the imperfect tools we have.