[x1798DE]

My understanding is that the current thought on the utility of a PSA test is mixed at best, because prostate cancer takes a long time to actually threaten your health, so above a certain age, even if you have prostate cancer you're likely to die of something else before the prostate cancer kills you. It's definitely not as simple as "seriously, just get it."

[deepwave]

If you have family history, get the test over 45. If you have urination hesitancy, which led me to get tested, get the test. Prostate symptoms can lead to all manner of things besides the dreaded cancer diagnosis. BPH, urination trouble, impotence, chronic pain. None of these are life threatening, but try living with them. They cut into a man's quality of life.

[droopyEyelids]

There are many different cancers we lump under the phrase "prostate cancer". Most of them are benign, and will not affect anyone's life before they die of another cause.

The effects of treating prostate cancer are awful 100% of the time, though. From incontinence to impotence, and a lengthy recovery at a time when your body struggles to keep up with the normal demands of life.