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There's some inconsistency with testing. Traditionally, a PSA result less than 0.1 was considered "0", but now there are ultrasensitive tests that can detect PSA down to 0.01 or even lower. I don't know if the medical community has reached consensus yet on how to act on detectable PSA below 0.1.

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eldorado80 | @eldorado80 | Jul 23 1:14pm

I agree and general consensus seems to be vague at best. Most agree no PSA testing after age 70 because expectancy is one will die of something else first. In my case we moved forward with a biopsy, (11 of 12 samples were positive), Gleason score and PET scan. Mine was advanced but still appeared not to have metastasized into the neighboring lymph nodes so we treated both the prostate and lymph nodes. So far, so good. Because of my age (80+) I decided this was to be a "one shot deal". Warm regards to all, Dave

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