I have an uncle (mother's brother) who was diagnosed in his late 60s/early 70s. Does this increase my risk of getting PC? (I'm 34). If so by how much more or less?
No it doesn't. Familial risk is indicated by having mother, grandmother, sisters or blood aunts with breast cancer or ovarian cancer and father, brother, grandfather or blood uncles who were diagnosed with early onset prostate cancer.
The faulty gene is called BRCA and is linked to less than 5% of all prostate cancers but if there is no evidence of female hormone cancers in the family and only an uncle diagnosed at the normal kind of age then it doesn't suggest that BRCA is a genetic fault in your family. The fact that you are South Asian also reduces your risk.
It would be better if you didn't keep starting new threads as it is hard for members to keep track of your situation and the questions already asked / answered.
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