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PSA 8.6, MRI PIRADS 5, Biopsy scheduled, so a bit worried

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 14 12:41pm | Replies (47)
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This week I will meet my urologist and I will ask him if PSMA PET would clarify better in a situation like mine. However, I read that PSMA PET only comes AFTER a radical prostatectomy. But I don't understand why. Maybe retireddoc can explain it to us

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wellness100 | @wellness100 | Jan 29 4:05pm

Partly because it is very expensive, and you have to wait at least a wait for the injection. Partly in the early days, doctors did not realise its full potential. As Doctor Schulz explains, before PSMA PET scan doctors may suspect metastasis. With PSMA Pet, they are 90% certain one way or the other. That makes a lot of difference to the treatment. So some doctors may consider replacing MRI.

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