I am a 28 year old healthy male, but the amount of prostate cancer in my family has me freaked out. My maternal grandfather and his brother both died of prostate cancer. My maternal grandfather probably would have survived if he had gotten it removed instead of the radiation...My dad just survived it (got it when he was 59-had it removed)I really feel like I am just a ticking time bomb, no joking. I know surgery is not something usually wanted by someone, but really, I think my chances are nearly 100% and it's only a matter of time. Is there any time surgery may be warranted, especially in high risk cases like me? I don't want to keep on going with this hanging over my head.:(

Indications are that by 50 years of age, 40% of men have microscopic cancer cells present, and a majority of men over 60 years.
Only 8% of men will ever have a problem with it.

Japanese men have relatively few PC problems, but many also have cancer cells present in their body.

Probably lifestyle and diet have an influence on PC progression.

Johns Hopkins and others have research on recent screening and consequent discovery of ïnsignificant" cancers in many men which will never cause any problems to them. There's a good argument that many men are over treated.

Given your age and concerns, I'd personally do research into lifestyle improvements and diet and have regular tests.

There is a lot of current research and improvement into treatment options which will be available to you should you have a future problem.

John

No ethical doctor would remove the prostate of a 28-year-old man without sufficient cause, and your worry alone is not sufficient cause. Given your family medical history, you'll need to monitor your PSA. But, most of all, I'd recommend addressing the worry problem.

There are medical, psychological, spiritual, philosophical, and lifestyle approaches to address a worry problem or any other dilemma associated with being human. I regularly explore all these areas. It's part of life's adventure. I've experienced high anxiety and have gotten past it, but I can't point my finger at a single factor that fixed the problem. I agree with Dr. Andrew Weil that for good health, you often need to make lots of little changes over time in order to gradually develop a healthy lifestyle. I hope you can spend more time enjoying the adventure.

NO - NO - NO - you do NOT want to do this. I was 48 when struck and did not want to do surgery but I had to. As a result, I am impotent and hate every minute of it - it will not get better, pills are NO help.

Knowing your history and the advances in early detection, have check ups and PSA tests. My dad was stricken when he was 56 which was in 1970. There was NO PSA testing - he could not urinate and oops, it was probably stage 3 cancer.

I started PSA testing at age 46 and was 4. I did regular tests until age 48 when it hit 12 quickly - then the biopsy and down hill from there.

NO - dear, you don't want to do this. I thought I wanted a vasectomy at about your age after 2 kids. The biggest blessing in my life was the next 2 we had after we did graduate and post graduate work - then I got fixed.

DON'T end your sex life -