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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jul 26 5:27pm | Replies (45)

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@jeffmarc
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it. I never heard that before. You’re right, a very bad decision! I forgot to mention in my original post that my son had a hard time getting a PSA test done even though he told his doctor about his father‘s situation. He did end up getting it done, and the test result was 2. The doctor told him that was good, but didn’t talk about repeating it again. I told my son that two might be a good number, but it depends on whether it goes up and how quickly.

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@marymellen
What is most important is that he now has a baseline, but must insist on annual PSA’s for the first hint something might be amiss

@marymellen
Be aware that your son’s chance of getting prostate cancer is more than 100% higher than somebody That doesn’t have a father with it. That doesn’t mean it will happen, but it is a much higher chance it will.

He should get tested at least once a year if possible