Heredity link

Hi Stuart.

It's all in the genes which can be inherited from both parents so if anyone on the maternal or paternal side have them then there is a greater risk. There are other factors thought to be involved as well.

Will these help?

https://www.pcf.org/patient-resources/family-cancer-risk/prostate-cancer-risk-factors/#:~:text=Of%20all%20the%20major%20cancers,as%20likely%20to%20be%20diagnosed.

https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/hp/prostate-genetics-pdq#top

A little bedtime reading.

Hello Stuart, the BRCA2 gene is probably the most significant in determining risk, especially in younger adults, increasing your risk by 20% to 40%, as 1 in 8 men get PCa that could mean if you had the gene your at 20% risk of getting PCa, A clinical judgement does not allow for under 40s to be PSA tested under normal circumstances, but you can have a NHS genetic test to see if you carry the gene, Also if your father or brother carry the gene, your risk of PCa doubles and the BRCA2 gene usually means a less benign PCa variant. take care, Eddie

Hi Alwayshope

Many thanks I will have a look!

Regards

Stuart

Hi Eddie

Many thanks for taking the time to reply.

I have tried the NHS genetic test but it has been rejected as neither my Father or brother have / had PC. Still feel if my nephew had a PSA then it creates a baseline to measure any future tests against.

Thanks again

Regards

Stuart

Hi Stuart.

I have also found this from the PCUK site which indicates that brothers of men with PCa are twice as likely to develop the cancer themselves.

https://prostatecanceruk.org/about-us/news-and-views/2023/02/knowledge-is-power-men-who-know-they-have-family-history-of-prostate-cancer-more-likely-to-survive-it#:~:text=Men%20whose%20father%20or%20brother,it%2C%20according%20to%20new%20research

I forgot to add that it has an interactive risk checker which others might find useful for their family members.

prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker

Hi Stuart, prevention is not where it should be is it, I know it's available privately. Good luck with getting fit, i am on that journey myself a bit of a struggle at first but find it enjoyable now, take care, Eddie

My cousin died aged 52 from prostate cancer. After a wee bit of research prostate cancer and breast cancer are related. It’s the same gene, my mother and her two sisters had breast cancer. To answer your question yes it is hereditary 

Hi Alwayshope hope it's a lovely night in Greece and you are both well, take care, Eddie