@monteshark
I have had friends die of prostate cancer as well.

My Mayo urologist told me the same thing most others hear. "You will die of something else not prostate cancer." I did not like that as wanted my cancer treated.

I see many on MCC saying their cancer spread outside of prostate. Thus getting tested and treated as early as possible I think is major importance.

I was also told if a man lives long enough he will have prostate cancer. What I see a lot is the cancer is at cellular level not tumors. And what they see on Gleason Score is difference in normal cells from cancer cells.

That biopsy will give you a Gleason Score and that is really going to help you and your doctors know if you have it and if so treatment options.