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excon
Apr 17, 2012, 06:32 PM
Hello:
Is it true, that if a man lives long enough, he WILL get prostate cancer?
excon
Wondergirl
Apr 17, 2012, 06:37 PM
Maybe not all, but many will--but they will die of something else.
PSA exams are usually unnecessary.
odinn7
Apr 17, 2012, 06:42 PM
According to my wife, who is a nurse, the answer is yes. At least this is something she had been told when she went through nursing school. Though she also adds that they told her that in many cases, prostate cancer develops and grows so slowly, most men will die from old age before it is ever actually detected.
ballengerb1
Apr 17, 2012, 06:43 PM
That is not a true statement. About 1 in 6 men born today will get prostate cancer. If you were to live beyond the average age that was accepted as the normal when calculating the 1 in 6 the your chances would go up but never reach 100%. Eventually, so organ will fail and you will die.