Prostate cancer and geography

[fourputt]

I am 74 years old and been dealing with prostate cancer for 12 years. I am deeply grateful for those 12 years and the medical folks that helped make them happen. I.E. I have no complaints and feel blessed. My question is how many friends (not just acquaintances) have you lost to this disease in the last decade or so ? I count five from my area (small town in an agricultural area) some going back to my childhood in that period and that seems like way too many but I don't have anything to base that on other than my own feelings (just one would be one too many). Do we all know that many or are some areas just have a higher incidence ?

Thanks and if I don't post again before Christmas I hope you all have a peaceful, wonderful holiday.

[fourputt]

Perhaps one day we'll know for sure. I know I'll always wonder.

[VictoryPC]

Genetics, Geography, Chemicals, Environment, Stress, Bad Marraiges, all of it.

[Professorgary]

I am 74 also and was diagnosed 24 years ago. I can think of only 2 friends but numerous work acquaintances. I worked in machining for several years and the place I worked had 4 times the national average for prostate cancer and 5 times the national average for leukemia.

[85236442968]

fourputt

In response to your question, I have had 4 co-workers that have been diagnosed, with varying degrees of Pca since I have retired. (Sept of 2022)

Including me, that is 5 of us.

We all have done radiation, 2 of us had Lymph node spread. so we are on fairly long term ADT. The other 3 radiation ADT for a short time.

The good news is we are all still here.

To answer your 2nd question, we live in North Ohio, south of Cleveland.

Some of us get together occasionally with some of the folks who are still working. There is always a short discussion about PSA. I am amazed that some of the folks do not know their most recent PSA number. We even have on fellow in his upper 50s who says he does not believe in PSA tests. The evidence is right in from of him and overwhelming.

No he is not RFK jr.

[j-o-h-n in reply to 85236442968]

Are you near Canton..... or just south of it.......... Towns of new Philadelphia or Dover?

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[85236442968 in reply to j-o-h-n]

j-o-h-n

Massillon

[j-o-h-n in reply to 85236442968]

I see - due west of Canton.... THANKS..

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n

[Mgtd]

Although it has never been scientifically confirmed but the guys who flew Century series fighters had a huge amount of prostrate cancer.

The VA has proven that Agent Orange and burn pits gases have caused cancers. Same goes for the water at a marine corps base down South. What about the gasoline storage underground in Hawaii.

What we do for a living probably has a huge impact on things like cancer and longevity.

Likewise it was probably not a smart idea to hunt large game animals with pointed sticks but are ancestors had to eat too.