QUOTE=1inchguy;4018387]Im about to reach my 40s and havent considered check yet. Maybe I should.
Although gp i have seen can be very dismissive.. eg a skin specialist i had a skin cancel check and barely looked at me for 20 seconds with the light and thats it. .

That said. Whats the process of getting checked?[/QUOTE]

There’s a simple blood test for prostate specific antigen (PSA). It has to be taken regularly to see a pattern. A spike means there is a tumour forming. But, as in my case, when my PSA actually went down, variations show something amiss. The classic test is a finger up your bum. But I’ve heard that is no longer considered reliable.
Like all cancers, the age profile is getting younger. And if you’ve got family members who have had it (or breast cancer - there is a correlation) then you should start getting tested in your 40s. There are doctors who say this causes unnecessary anxiety and they don’t want test. I call that bullshit. Even after my diagnosis I heard a doctor telling me not to remove my prostate because it would affect my sense of masculinity. More bullshit. Never listen to just one doctor.