OT: MLB HOFer Ryne Sandberg-Bad news, prayers needed
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As a Met fan- he was the guy I hated to face but also always had a ton of respect for. Always seemed to carry himself the right way. Sort of reminds me of the way Jeter played.
Prayers to him...
Forget 50. I started exams at 40 and was diagnosed with this at 44. One of if not the most treatable and curable forms of cancer if discovered early. Strikes and kills African-American men at a higher rate for some reason. Prayers for the best for him.
Very treatable IF caught early. I'm a survivor.
Actually started at an earlier age with kidney infection from stones at 21… have over the years been checked because of several more stone occurrences. Also normal yearly physicals. Yes , it is treatable if found early enough but realize in some forms it can come in a highly aggressive form. Sandberg was a great player for sure.
How did they find yours? From what i understand our detection methods are a bit, let's say unrefined for such a prevalent disease.
The famous "Sandberg Game" - MLB Game of the Week on NBC in 1984:
Sandberg Game Highlights
Sandberg Game Highlights
Sandberg's wasn't caught early. It already metastasized and depending upon which organ(s) it moved to will determine his survival prognosis.
Prostate specific antigen blood test (PSA) and a finger or two up the proper are the two most common screening tools.
guy was awesome, just pure class, drive, quiet determination, lockdown defense, solid offense. big fan, have his rookie card too! hope he gets better
This. Annual exam by the urologist. The blood testing came afterwards just as part confirmation and as testing of Gleason score, psa level etc. Gleason score is how its determined how aggresive it is. A full body scan was done to check for any spread.
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Survivor here too. Diagnosed right before the Covid shutdown. Elevated PSA at yearly physical and confirmed with biopsy. Caught very early. Watched it for 18 months then treated with Cyberknife radation.
Prostate cancer is very treatable: multiple options surgery, chemo, radiation seeds, cyber knife radiation.
Metastatic cancer anything is the problem. Depending on where it has spread and at what point they are finding it the "treatability" of it is possible or it's more palliative.
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You know what's weird, I picked up that Feinstein book on the minor leagues again after buying it several years ago. Figured it would be fun to read in anticipation of spring training.
There was a passage in there about Sandberg wanting to manage in the majors but paying his dues at the minor league level before he got a shot at managing the Phillies, which ultimately didn't work out. A lot of guys in the minors respected him for that. Then I see this news after reading that.
Since we’re on the subject, also advise folks to start screening their colons. Medical guidance is 45 right now, but incidence of colon cancer on the rise in younger folks.
Out of an abundance of caution, got a colonoscopy at 40 and found/removed 6 polyps. All benign but glad they didn’t fester for 5 more years where they could have become a problem.
Out of an abundance of caution, got a colonoscopy at 40 and found/removed 6 polyps. All benign but glad they didn’t fester for 5 more years where they could have become a problem.