Prostate cancer is not ‘an old man’s disease’: Porthcawl resident urges men to get checked

  • 📰 InYourArea_UK
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 23 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 51%

Health Health Headlines News

Health Health Latest News,Health Health Headlines

Ian was 56 when he was diagnosed. Having booked an appointment about “something totally unrelated”, his GP suggested a PSA test that tests the levels of prostate-specific antigen

It came as a complete shock when his GP called back to explain he wasn’t happy with the results: “I was quickly referred to the specialist and had more blood tests and an MRI scan. They could see dark patches in the prostate and so the next step was a biopsy,” says Ian.

Ian had surgery in April 2022 and felt a surge of relief, he said: “I was told I was now in remission and it was an amazing feeling to give the news to my wife and my two sons who are in their twenties. I’ve just had my third follow-up blood test since surgery and my PSA levels are less than zero.”and Kenfig Golf Club and he quickly decided that the club’s charity of the year was to be Prostate Cymru and raised more than £32,000.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 114. in HEALTH

Health Health Latest News, Health Health Headlines