What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

Posted by john57 @john57, Mar 26, 2020

good evening men. i have a group question here. i,m 57 years old and i feel that is kind of young to have prostate cancer. so my question for the men is what is the age of some of you?

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mcw2023 | @mcw2023 | May 1, 2024

I have prostate cancer and in my layman’s opinion 57 is not too young to have P-cancer. I got diagnosed late at 61, I’m 64 with stage 4 G=10, and my current urologist oncologist said I’ve probably had it for 20 years. The only thing I can say with certainty is that the everyone is different. My advice, avoid denial and keep your philosophy and beliefs meaningful to yourself. We are all share humanity, but it stops there. We are metabolically unique. Bottom line for me is to enjoy everything and avoid pain and suffering both physically or mentally at every opportunity you can control.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 30, 2024

In reply to @mnj9092 "64 - diagnosed in '22 - AS Recent increase in PSA and MRI findings indicate decision..." + (show)

Hi @mnj9092, have you made your treatment decision? When will you have surgery if that is what you chose?

alanp1963 | @alanp1963 | Apr 30, 2024

In reply to @colleenyoung "Welcome, @alanp1963. Have you completed radiation therapy? Will you also have hormone treatment? How are you..." + (show)

Thanks. Radiation therapy has not started yet and I will not be doing ADT after consulting with 2 different radiation oncologists . A very recent study posted on NIH website backs what they said https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9887024/

jayhall | @jayhall | Apr 30, 2024

I am 59 about to turn 60. I have had BPH since I was in my 40's. My dad had BPH and elevated PSA levels starting in his mid 50's. My PSA went from 3.5 to 5.0 in the span of 6 months. I just had a biopsy and It can back benign. I'm under 2 years of monitoring.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Apr 30, 2024

In reply to @alanp1963 "61- diagnosed with intermediate favorable Gleason 7 (3+4) 3 cores in Dec. 2023. Opting for IMRT..." + (show)

Welcome, @alanp1963. Have you completed radiation therapy? Will you also have hormone treatment? How are you doing?

jeb0505 | @jeb0505 | Apr 30, 2024

In reply to @cupman "Diagnosed@ 56... almost a year cancer free, Mayo is the palce to be." + (show)

Which Mayo location?

jeb0505 | @jeb0505 | Apr 30, 2024

farmanerd | @farmanerd | Apr 28, 2024

At 58 years old, I was diagnosed via TRUS biopsy in October 2018 with PSA of 12.4, two positive cores, and G7=3+4. Decipher Biopsy test score was 0.94.

RARP December 2018. Pathology: G7=4+3, EPE, cribriform, positive surgical margins, multifocal tumors. Adjuvant RT to prostatic fossa with concurrent 6 months Eligard summer 2019. PSA undetectable after RT. Second opinion of pathology: G8=4+4, EPE, some intraductal features, cribriform, minor bit of 5, small bit of comedonecrosis, +SM in two locations.

January 27, 2022, PSA 0.21
February 18, 2022 PSA 0.23 = BCR!
April 1, 2022 PSA 0.32
May 6, 2022 PSA 0.40
PSADT = 3.5 months
Negative scans: CT, bone scan, PSMA PET/CT
No target for RT, so it's wait or ADT
May 10, 2022 First injection of monthly Firmagon
November 2022, switched to Orgovyx
After discussions with MO, April 2024, starting first drug holiday of intermittent ADT at age 63

flax | @flax | Apr 28, 2024

I'd like to know how many had 6 month checkups with their urologist with PSA bloodwork. I did for years and still my urologist waited too long to catch the prostate cancer before it became advanced. Gleason score of 9+ and it had spread to lymph nodes.