Prostate Cancer - What You can do - Episode. 93

<p class="p1">On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Dr Gladden and Dr Young talk about Prostate Cancer</p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1">Today’s show rundown:</p> <p class="p1">In utero – Prostate and breasts form from the same cellular components – family history of prostate caner could present as breast cancer, and vice versa</p> <p class="p1">Facts about 1 in 8 men diagnosed with prostate cancer / little history of Cancer</p> <p class="p1">Other factors that could make you likely to get Prostate Cancer</p> <p class="p1">Appropriate Testing – how modern testing is better suited to detect than in the pass</p> <p class="p1">If you get tested too often you can move malignant cells around and cause damage</p> <p class="p1">MRI Scans to look for Prostate Cancer</p> <p class="p1">Don’t rely on just one test to get your best picture of where you are at – Triangulate</p> <p class="p1">Apex can discover prostate cancer when a patient is a stage zero, or double zero</p> <p class="p1">Testing needs to look for all things besides just Cancer cells in the prostate.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Some “helpers” like Growth Hormone can make Cancer far worse</p> <p class="p1">What you need to think about if you are concerned about prostate cancer</p> <p class="p1">Hormone replacement can be very effective in making us feel younger</p> <p class="p1">When we use these there is a risk benefit that comes into play</p> <p class="p1">Factor in family history / make informed decisions on testing</p>