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Men's Group

actslikeacarrot

(464 posts) Tue Feb 26, 2013, 11:55 PM Feb 2013

Just found out...

...that a good friend of mine was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Caught it early so the prognosis is good. I'm sure this has been posted before, but here are some causes and risk factors.
take care.

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Just found out... (Original Post) actslikeacarrot Feb 2013 OP

Yikes.. hope he kicks the crap out of it. And thanks for the link opiate69 Feb 2013 #1

no problem... actslikeacarrot Feb 2013 #5

Glad they caught it early. Behind the Aegis Feb 2013 #2

Second that on glad they caught it early. My FIL is dealing with that, among other health issues. Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #3

Good luck to him Gore1FL Feb 2013 #4

opiate69

(10,129 posts)

1. Yikes.. hope he kicks the crap out of it. And thanks for the link

Reply to actslikeacarrot (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:12 AM

Feb 2013

actslikeacarrot

(464 posts)

5. no problem...

Reply to opiate69 (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:05 PM

Feb 2013

...and the thing that has the doctors most worried is he is in his early 40's. A relativley young age for this to develop.

Behind the Aegis

(54,854 posts)

2. Glad they caught it early.

Reply to actslikeacarrot (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:14 AM

Feb 2013

Best of luck to him!

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

3. Second that on glad they caught it early. My FIL is dealing with that, among other health issues.

Reply to actslikeacarrot (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:30 AM

Feb 2013

His is the very slow moving type, though, so at least there's that.

Thanks for the link.

Gore1FL

(21,887 posts)

4. Good luck to him

Reply to actslikeacarrot (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:44 AM

Feb 2013

And thanks for the info.

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