Guys, please don't listen to that cr@p and use it as an excuse to not get tested - regularly. My prostate cancer escaped the capsule, as they say, and spread to my seminal vesicles and lymph nodes in the area.
I underwent 9 weeks of daily radiation and, 9 months later, my PSA is below the threshold of detectability. I am one of the fortunate ones.
I had 43 sessions of rad for my PCa. Still have PSA ut almost undetectable. I watch it carefully every 3-6 months.
I am 82 years old. Which means I have 32% chance (age-50 is my formula) of some form of cancer present in prostate. I hope Old age will kill me before that prostate cancer, based on data.
But there is no excuse to skip yearly PSA test. Medicare covers it 100%. If cancer escapes out of prostate gland, it will most likely show up on elevated PSA numbers.
One reason I do not worry much about cancers or heart disease is my regular aerobic esxercise 5 days every week.
It is not only kept me out of doctor’s office for 20 years, there are so many side benefits to regular aerobic exercise. For examnple my balance is same as when I was 40 years old. Another important benefit is delaying onset of dementia. I am still writing new computer programs with 200-400 lines of code. The day I stop visiting gym, my obituary will appear 3 months later. I am convinced regular mild aerobic exercise is also a cancer preventer.