Sir Chris Hoy announces his cancer is terminal

[merckxman]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4dr9xdxgro
So sad. "Diagnosed with primary cancer in his prostate, which had spread to his bones - meaning it was stage four."

[herb5998]

gutted, F cancer.

[Elefantino]

*****. *****. *****.

[redir]

That sucks terribly bad. Agreed F cancer!

Serves as a reminder to me, and perhaps others, that I am of that age I need to get that checked out.

[earlfoss]

That is terrible news.

[rnhood]

If one gets prostate cancer in the 50's, it will be aggressive. And it doesn't take long to reach stage 4. A high PSA in your 70's is often not serious, though it may need attention. Very important to get PSA tested every year.

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by rnhood

If one gets prostate cancer in the 50's, it will be aggressive. And it doesn't take long to reach stage 4. A high PSA in your 70's is often not serious, though it may need attention. Very important to get PSA tested every year.

I just recently moved, got a new doctor and full checkup, and asked him, hey, how come I see no PSA reading in the blood tests? (I'm 72) His response was a curt, at a certain age, the treatment isn't worth it. I'm still looking into that.

[HenryA]

Originally Posted by Mr. Pink

I just recently moved, got a new doctor and full checkup, and asked him, hey, how come I see no PSA reading in the blood tests? (I'm 72) His response was a curt, at a certain age, the treatment isn't worth it. I'm still looking into that.

Worth it to who?
Get the test.

[Wolfman]

Originally Posted by HenryA

Worth it to who?
Get the test.

Yeah, this. I'm always surprised when I hear the "treatment's too this or too that" angle... no one's needing any treatment *now*... if the result comes back concerning, we can follow up and monitor, but to dismiss the test out of hand because treatment options aren't perfect is a weak answer.

We run it on all out guys over 40, will retest after a 10-day/2 week break from anything that could jostle the prostate (ie, cycling, receptive anal intercourse, etc.) if it's high, and refer or surveil from there. It's what *I'd* want for me...

[Mr. Pink]

Yeah, but, a more serious issue popped up, so, priorities right now.

I have heard that 80 and over positive PSA is usually ignored, because you'll be dead before it gets you. 72 is still a bit young, right?

[dave thompson]

Originally Posted by HenryA

Worth it to who?
Get the test.

True this.

Three years ago, when I was 80, my Doc became concerned because my yearly PSA test was showing increased levels each time. I was sent out for 'core samples', that's what I called them, and it was found I had prostate cancer. My options then were surgery or radiation. I chose radiation, 28 straight days of female assistants telling me to take my pants down and lay still for a few minutes while the giant machine made noises. Now, three years later, my PSA readings are in the 0.5 range, down from the pre-treatment values of 6.5+.

With early detection there are many more options.

[PSC]

FYI. Avoid cycling prior to taking a PSA test, it can elevate your levels.