A Message for Men over 50
Cal Thomas says his PSA rose to 9.0 and urges men over 50 to get checked early, citing prostate cancer risks and a 99% survival rate when caught early.
- Cal Thomas urges men over 50 to get regular PSA blood tests after his own prostate cancer diagnosis, sharing his personal health trial to inspire early detection.
- For two years, Thomas's PSA levels crept upward before reaching 9.0 alongside a Gleason score of 9, prompting a biopsy that revealed a cancerous tumor at the Miami Cancer Institute in Florida.
- The American Cancer Society estimates 333,830 new cases and 36,320 deaths in the United States this year; about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed, yet survival rates reach 99% with early detection.
- After 38 radiation treatments, five days a week, Thomas's PSA dropped to zero and the cancerous tumor appears gone, though he will remain on hormone therapy for two years.
- Men often delay medical exams due to embarrassment, but Thomas—author of "A Watchman in the Night: What I've Seen Over 50 Years Reporting on America"—emphasizes that early detection is critical to a cure.
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A message for men over 50
The diagnosis was not a surprise – well, yes it was, because like many men with a health issue we try to deny it, or delay treatment when everyone knows that “early detection” is critical to a cure. My PSA (prostate-specific antigen) had been slowly creeping upward for the last two years. When it reached […]
A message for men over 50: Prostate cancer demands early detection, not denial
The diagnosis was not a surprise -- well, yes, it was. Like me, many other men with a health issue had tried to deny it and delay treatment, when everyone knows that early detection is critical to a cure.
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The diagnosis was not a surprise – well, yes it was, because like many men with a health issue we try to deny it, or delay treatment when everyone knows that “early detection” is critical to a cure. My PSA (prostate-specific antigen) had been slowly creeping upward for the last two years. When it reached […]
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