Skypilot56 said...
mmmmmmm... Balance Point probably the hardest thing to do in life, balance diet, balance family and job, and yes balance PCA treatment and our views on it. Anything good thing overdone is not good and sometimes Pca treatment is probably overdone, on the other hand wasn't there just a report saying that deaths from aggressive Pca was going up? What's right for one guy might not be right for the next guy so I think we need to be understanding and let each person learn about the disease then be their own advocate. JMHO

Larry

Not quite sure if I got your main point, Larry, but there is also PC under-treatment…completely different from over-treatment. I think that the high-risk/aggressive cases need “the kitchen sink” thrown at them, and in my view (although I’m not as strong in understanding all the treatments of aggressive cases) many cases are under-treated.

CuriousCharles said...

I was very "distracted" around age 58 by some melanoma treatment, and all my doctors were thereafter far more interested in my colon health than anything else.

Really sorry to hear about the poor level of care you have received. I guess this doesn’t happen with everyone, but since age 40 I’ve been getting annual—every year, despite anything else that’s going on—checkups with my internist. This is the time and place when discussions & shared decision making about PSA testing and other elements of my long-term healthcare take place. I’ve also had “distractions” in my life, but always made it to my annual physical.

Clocknut is correct in calling out rule 3.

We're done here.