I was told by a friend that his Dr. would not check
him for prostate cancer because he was 79. He
said it would not matter because the cancer would take 15 yrs before it became life threatening and that radiation and chemo is more
damaging to the body.

My husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer 5 years ago and had radiotherapy after which he was ok until early this year when his PSA started to rise. It is now 16 and he has been advised to go on permanent hormone treatment. The doctor didn’t tell us how likely this was to work and how long for. He is 63. Does anyone here know anything about it.