Hi all,
I’m new to the forum and am interested to hear from people in their 30s that are currently going through diagnosis for potential prostate cancer.
Bit of background, my dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at 45 and sadly passed at 51 in 2019, as when discovered it had already spread from prostate despite treatment.
Because of this I have been having PSA checks done once or twice a year as a precaution due to higher risk. Usually they came back under 1, but I returned a 2.5 at the start of the year but was ill at the time. Rechecked assuming would go down a month later, but risen to 4.4. Subsequently had a MRI which showed ‘two subtle PIRADS 3 nodules’. No evidence of anything untoward outside of prostate. Now waiting on LATP prostate biopsy date. I appreciate if this does turn out to be PC then I’m lucky to have had the knowledge of my family history and hopefully caught early due to the PSA checking.
Obviously with my dad’s history I expected at some stage to have to deal with this but obviously at the tender age of 32 this has come as a bit of a shock and not ideal timing as I’ve just welcomed my second child 4 weeks ago!
Anyway, thought I’d post to just share my story and I’d be interested to hear from other members their experiences on this, particularly those in their 30s (if there are any about!!!).