What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?

I am 76. Was diagnosed at 75. I would not let age be a guide. Some have prostrate cancer at young ages and some never get it even at advanced ages.

Decade ago there was a push to start ignoring PSA at advanced ages only to find that there was more diagnoses of prostrate cancer. The PSA is still the gold for watching for prostrate cancer. Several health providers put it in simple words. Problems within prostrate or cancer is the only way PSA is put into blood stream. So rising PSA number is either a problem with prostrate or cancer. Both need checking and treating.

When it starts rising have it checked. If caught early it can be treated with great outcomes. Most, but not all, prostrate cancer will not kill you. I have been told by many urologist that I would die from something else not prostrate cancer. But I am 76. There are some differences in types of prostrate cancer which can be higher risk. The biggest threat is not having it treated or monitored. Check and treat it early to prevent from low risk inside prostrate to outside of prostrate and high risk.

If you are ever asked whether to do PSA test say YES! A good primary care (like mine) will monitor this for you. Mine was still normal but rising. MRI and biopsy revealed prostrate cancer but early stages and highly treatable.

I literally had my RALP on my 70th birthday.

You got this if it is as easy for you as it was for me. Stay away from the coffee for a few weeks until after the radiation is done. Hope you are doing the 5 treatments.

Radiated ar 73, put on Zolodex Met to L2 at 75 Radiated L@ took 1 inch ot At 78 mets to L1 T 10 T11 Now on Xtandi and Xgeva plus take 1200mg calcium daily Three month Zolodex as well

I was diagnosed at 74, gleason 9, CR advanced PC, now 76 had 13 months of ADT and Erleada and RP in a clinical trial at UCLA and off meds now for 6 months, PSA now .01 testosterone 9.

61. Had PSA of 6 at 55.

Waited and watched PSA rise to 17 January of this year then did one and only biopsy. Fusion MRI. 4 out of 12 positive. Low amounts of grade 4. 3 Cores 3+4, one 4+3. Sole 4+3 is less than 10%.

Proton therapy scheduled to start tomorrow.

Hello, I am sorry to hear that the cancer spread after the treatment. My psa was at 0.11 in December and recently it was .03 in early March. I was unable to tolerate the side effects of the ADT and stopped after one round. I am hopeful that the psa will remain low. I have no idea if and when they will perform the pet scan again? Hang in there and don't lose faith!

Similar Had my L2 lumbar intensely radiated Then zolodex 2 yrs later MRI shows in L1 T10 T11 Now on Enzalutamide or Xtandi Psa dropped in a moth to 4 from 9.8 Blood work April

That is so true! Keep the faith!

I'm 60, blood work in mid 2021, psa was 22+, psa in late 2022 32+. ( a little history) cold turkey stopped smoking after 40 years in early 2021, Dr told me lets recheck psa in a few months, my procrastination I didnt go back to recheck for a year +. Yes MY fault. anywho after a MRI and Biopsy in early 2023. 6/7 are the Gleason score's pretty much thruout . Acouple of leisons detected too. This is all new territory for me so please forgive my ignorance. I pray for everyone in this fight.