Can a man of around 25 get Prostate Cancer?

skibadee

Yes it is possible. Unfortunately..like breast cancer it is 'advertised' as mainly effecting older people....believe me that is not strictly true....I know...I was/am a younger breast cancer paitent and know others in their 20's too suffering from this disease.
I think maybe its best not to stereotype what you percieve a cancer paitent to look like.

jojo_2012_2

I_love_Harrison wrote: »

My dad has high PSA level's & has done for quite a few year's now, he's (62) & has to take medications so he can pee, he has also been prescribed Viagra.

He's been having annual reviews for year's now but none of us (family) really understand what's going on as he's been told that he may have the early symptom's of prostate cancer but it's still too small to be able to diagnose (at least that's what he keep's telling us) he's had all sorts of horrible test's done.

Could this be likely? Is there still a chance he has nothing wrong with him?

I don't know if he is just down playing it because he doesn't want to upset us.

I've met many people with extremely high PSA levels and no cancer, it's definitely possible he just has a very enlarged prostate.

Well if you imagine the prostate as a small donut, and the surgeon goes in and tax MAXIMUM 12 needle size samples (HORRIBLE test), it's possible that small bits of cancer could get missed. At the same time prostate cancer is graded in such a way that if it's so small that it's missed it'd be unlikely that it'd be serious enough to spread. That being said if it continued to go up they would likely re-biopsy him, I hope someone's keeping an eye.

SuziQ

No-one would have known that I had bowel cancer 3 years ago-indeed I was constantly told how well I looked, despite having a tumour the size of a satsuma! I also have a friend whose son had prostate cancer aged 22 so yes it does happen ,but as stated here, it is rare.

I_love_Harrison

jojo_2012 wrote: »

I've met many people with extremely high PSA levels and no cancer, it's definitely possible he just has a very enlarged prostate.

Well if you imagine the prostate as a small donut, and the surgeon goes in and tax MAXIMUM 12 needle size samples (HORRIBLE test), it's possible that small bits of cancer could get missed. At the same time prostate cancer is graded in such a way that if it's so small that it's missed it'd be unlikely that it'd be serious enough to spread. That being said if it continued to go up they would likely re-biopsy him, I hope someone's keeping an eye.

Thank you for explaining it. :A

He has to go back every year so hopefully if something does change they will catch it early enough.

skipsmum

skibadee wrote: »

Yes it is possible. Unfortunately..like breast cancer it is 'advertised' as mainly effecting older people....believe me that is not strictly true....I know...I was/am a younger breast cancer paitent and know others in their 20's too suffering from this disease.
I think maybe its best not to stereotype what you percieve a cancer paitent to look like.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 25, people did say I was too young but it was definitely there! Hardly anyone knew the first time - I had a masectomy and radiotherapy but still worked part time, it was only when it came back and I had chemo and lost my hair that it was obvious.

I_love_Harrison

skipsmum wrote: »

I was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 25, people did say I was too young but it was definitely there! Hardly anyone knew the first time - I had a masectomy and radiotherapy but still worked part time, it was only when it came back and I had chemo and lost my hair that it was obvious.

Exactly, I think I read some where that a primary school aged girl had gotten breast cancer. :eek:

I was 24 the first time & 33 the second time.

It's scary to think that you wouldn't even of been able to get a mammogram until you were 50.

littlerat

With cancer that is caught early, many people do look normal as it's in one place and likely effects very few of their functions.

The people who look like cancer patients so to speak are often later on with a terminal cancer where it is spreading and causing further illness, or undergoing chemotherapy and the look is from that stuff, it can have worse short term effects than the cancer. Also modern chemo isn't as bad for side effects - still not a barrel of laughs, but not as bad as 10 or 15 years ago.




As to truthfulness - if this person is looking to gain from you I fear it is best to be suspicious, if it simply came up in conversation then I'd take it at face value.

skibadee

skipsmum wrote: »

I was diagnosed with breast cancer aged 25, people did say I was too young but it was definitely there! Hardly anyone knew the first time - I had a masectomy and radiotherapy but still worked part time, it was only when it came back and I had chemo and lost my hair that it was obvious.

I hope you are still in remission. x

skibadee

I_love_Harrison wrote: »

Exactly, I think I read some where that a primary school aged girl had gotten breast cancer. :eek:

I was 24 the first time & 33 the second time.

It's scary to think that you wouldn't even of been able to get a mammogram until you were 50.

I hope you also are still in remission x

skipsmum

skibadee wrote: »

I hope you are still in remission. x

Thankyou, yes, I've been clear for 5 years now! I love life too much to let it go!
xxx