New Posts For Thread: news item on BBC - prostate cancer.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancerwhat is this? years ago they showed a documentary on this. they told you that the Africans diet was rich in Bran. superior to the western diet that was causingprostrate cancer. I remember it well, because i bought a big bag o bran that i couldn't eatFacts - yes, good point.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550504903#550504903Facts - yes, good point.Fri, 25 Nov 2016 04:38:31 -0600I'd have the test annually thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550504387#550504387I'd have the test annually thoughFri, 25 Nov 2016 02:19:14 -0600You're good to go mokehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550504383#550504383You're good to go mokeFri, 25 Nov 2016 02:18:21 -0600I've had 3 PSA tests in about 6 years. The results were as follows:1.21.31.6A slow rise over 6 years. Doctor's recommendation is 'no action required' as long as the value is less than 4. Passing water first thing in the mornings is sometimes a littlehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550503843#550503843I've had 3 PSA tests in about 6 years. The results were as follows:1.21.31.6A slow rise over 6 years. Doctor's recommendation is 'no action required' as long as the value is less than 4. Passing water first thing in the mornings is sometimes a littleThu, 24 Nov 2016 20:23:07 -0600If rapidly developing prostate cancer is caught in time, removal of the gland cures it. If secondary cancers have started then it's a different ball-game. Chemotherapy can suppress the immune system leaving the patient susceptible to other infectionshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550495125#550495125If rapidly developing prostate cancer is caught in time, removal of the gland cures it. If secondary cancers have started then it's a different ball-game. Chemotherapy can suppress the immune system leaving the patient susceptible to other infectionsWed, 23 Nov 2016 15:59:41 -0600blackbarn,a sensitive subject but crippen may have a point. I am sure I have read somewhere that a report was issued elsewhere in the world where treatment for prostate cancer was ineffective compared to merely watching and accepting the inevitable.Thttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550494885#550494885blackbarn,a sensitive subject but crippen may have a point. I am sure I have read somewhere that a report was issued elsewhere in the world where treatment for prostate cancer was ineffective compared to merely watching and accepting the inevitable.TWed, 23 Nov 2016 15:32:31 -0600Facts is absolutely right on this.Flow problems caused by benign enlargement of the prostate can often be alleviated by drugs. This is very common in men over fifty.A friend of mine has slow growing prostate cancer. The situation is just monitored athttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550487011#550487011Facts is absolutely right on this.Flow problems caused by benign enlargement of the prostate can often be alleviated by drugs. This is very common in men over fifty.A friend of mine has slow growing prostate cancer. The situation is just monitored atTue, 22 Nov 2016 13:46:00 -0600Agreedhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550486905#550486905AgreedTue, 22 Nov 2016 13:30:21 -0600dunno what happened to my quoted post, so I'll try againAt what age do people stop going for tests? I heard a 78 yr old saying he had been asked to go for a Prostate test. What's the bleedin point? Even if you got it do you really want to go throhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550486605#550486605dunno what happened to my quoted post, so I'll try againAt what age do people stop going for tests? I heard a 78 yr old saying he had been asked to go for a Prostate test. What's the bleedin point? Even if you got it do you really want to go throTue, 22 Nov 2016 12:44:21 -0600Personally, I'd go for tests for as long as I was able to drive to the Drs for a 2 min blood test , once a year.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30754197/news-item-on-bbc---prostate-cancer?post_id=550486585#550486585Personally, I'd go for tests for as long as I was able to drive to the Drs for a 2 min blood test , once a year.Tue, 22 Nov 2016 12:42:11 -0600