anxiety,does it factor in to a faster pca spread

I don't know if it does or does not, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did.

Probably best that we don’t know. It likely would only make matters worse if we did know

I’ve wondered myself. Inclined toward “no”.

No psa testing contributes to QOL. But only if age isn’t a part of the equation.. 2 years of high QOL vs. 20 years of lower quality of life and how much lower QOL?

Take my case. Dx at 56 vs. 66. That 10 years makes a diffence in descison making.

garyi said...
Anxiety can cause inflammation, and inflammation can feed prostate cancer.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322510.php

This is spot-on.

Note the proper wording garyi used: "Anxiety can cause [not 'will cause'] inflammation, and inflammation can feed [not 'will feed'] prostate cancer." Each individual's biological make-up will determine the extent of the impact...everyone is different.

unfortunately most guys don't have an anxiety switch they can hit and benzo withdrawal can be as hard as kicking a combination of methadone and heroin so I don't advise it.

Anxiety is a form of stress which taxes the body which lowers the body ability tonight off disease and infection. But to what extent is unknown.

I for one have been unusually anxious for the past 24 hours. It has been a week of doctor visits and yesterday I had to re-live the events of last year's AUS implant and the events surrounding it. That was a very stressful time, and normally I would just let it remain in the back pages of my memory, were it not for another surgery coming up in about ten days, Having difficulty sleeping at night and staying awake during the day. Also making medication adjustments in preparation for the period when I will be unable to eat.

I'd say there is a definite connection between disease and stress, a vicious cycle if you will, in which one feeds the other. Round and round it goes.

Rob, i'd say if anyone has the right to be anxious, its you, after all you've been through.

The one thing we know for certain about anxiety, is that it isnt helpful. It doesn't change anything for the better thats for sure.But as someone else said, their aint no on off switch for anxiety.

Maybe with the updated software that HW is using they can put ANXIETY in as a filtered word, just like with the "F" word.

I think we have to use one statistical fact -- we may be able to prove correlation, but that does not mean that there is or that we can prove causation.

Case in point -- If we accept that the premises are true, that anxiety can cause inflammation and that inflammation can fuel prostate cancer, what happens to the guy who has not a care in the world about his cancer or his PSA, but has heaps of other anxieties in his life? His anxiety may cause inflammation, which may then incent his PCa, but he cares not a whit about what his cancer is up to. His anxiety over his lousy boss may be what is fueling his cancer, not his attitude about the cancer.

I’ve had two people blame me for having prostate cancer. (And my surgeon for how my surgery went). One here long ago took credit for his cure.

That’s why I don’t like these kinds of topics.

There's better ways to start a day...

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Anxiety, for me, is unhealthy so many years ago I took steps to disarm it buy learning several meditation techniques and adding regular exercise to my day. I did this primary due to the fact pretty much everyone in my family dies of heart disease and my own diagnosis of hypertension at age 30.

When my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago (she is doing fine now) I kept anxiety at bay by keeping up my meditation and my exercise. When I was diagnosed I did the same. However, after not missing a day of exercise in 17-1/2 years until my surgery I had to ramp up the mind games. Exercise withdrawal was real issue. Now I am back to where I was running and swimming but I allow myself a day off now and then. I will go for my 2nd post-op PSA in a few weeks and will go for a nice run after the blood draw and find a nice place to meditate along the Yellowstone River.

BTW, one thing I added to the routine was sketching. A daily drawing is as relaxing as it gets.