Quote: Offside Monkey "As with many cancers, there's a big scale of the effect it can have.
Prostate cancer got my Dad three years after he was diagnosed, but, as you mentioned, it had already caused secondary spots elsewhere in his body.
However, doctors may well tell you that most elderly men will have something like it present in their prostate gland and its commonly something you can(should) die with, rather than of.
Get checked guys. That's the moral of the story.
In another of my life experiences I was diagnosed with testicular cancer when I was 27. I went to the doctor just to be safe because I was a little tender and couldn't decide if I was also a little swollen. Had an ultrasound and a week later I was in Liverpool royal - snipped out my right plum and sent me home. I was playing rugby again within 3 months of my initial appointment without any need for any chemo or anything like that - all because I acted early. That was just over 5 years ago and I've been fighting fit ever since - i've also just had a baby boy who my wife promises is mine, so I'm still in good working order even without my reserve.
So go and see the doctor - as the advert's say, its probably nothing, but its not worth leaving.'"
A older family member had this diagnosis a few years ago and was told the same.
Best wishes for a full recovery Bill.
