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What to do? Post RP, Gleason 9, Prostate ductal adenocarcinoma
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@jeffmarc thank you for the info on genetic testing. I will get that kit.
Yes, his mother died of colon cancer and his brother had a highly aggressive prostate cancer with RP + radiation. He ended up dying of a melanoma. I wonder if the melanoma was caused from the prostate cancer?
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His brother, dying of prostate cancer more than doubled his chance of getting it.
My father died of it, But did not have BRCA2, I got that from my mother.
As a result, I got prostate cancer at 62 and my brother got it older, at 75, because he does not have BRCA2.
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Yes, there is a correlation between prostate cancer and melanoma, with a history of prostate cancer increasing the risk of developing melanoma, and a history of melanoma increasing the risk of prostate cancer. This association may be linked to shared risk factors, such as high levels of androgens, a class of hormones involved in both cancers.
The genetic problem I have, BRCA2, can cause both prostate cancer and melanoma, as well as a few other cancers like pancreatic and breast cancer. My grandfather died of pancreatic cancer and gave me BRCA2.