Public Service Announcement: Get your prostate checked.

[Randy Rosenberg]

Brent, I'm sorry that you are going through just a difficult time your life with regards to your Dad.

I lost my Dad 4 years ago to metastasized prostate cancer. His doctors at UCSF kept him alive for 11 years, and two weeks prior to his passing he beat his extended family at miniature golf (he was an avid golf player, until the drugs/treatments depleted his muscle tissue). He was 73 years young (and 62 when diagnosed). BTW, today is his Birthday...

I've been getting checked for many years, and most recently I had a DNA Gene screening performed, as there exists (documented) a gene mutation that leads to prostate cancer (and breast cancer in both men and women). My Dad had this gene mutation though we didn't know it at the time, and we believe strongly that this gene mutation was the cause of his "highly aggressive" prostate cancer. It is called the BRCA2 gene mutation - talk to your Dr about it when you get next your next check up.

Regards,
Randy...