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A friend's PSA went from 10.6 to 16 in 6 months: BPH or cancer?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 1 6:26pm | Replies (20)
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@heavyphil

Now there’s the PSE test - uses PSA plus 5 genetic markers present with prostate cancer. Supposed to be 94-97% accurate as opposed to 51% for PSA.

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jc76 | @jc76 | Sep 30 5:12pm

@heavyphil
Never heart PSA was only 51% accurate. Is this to show if have cancer? Having a high PSA does not mean cancer it means irritation in prostrate. Rising PSA numbers show irritation and can come from cancer, enlarged prostrate, infection, irritation from bike riding, etc.,

PSA test I was told by my PCP, R/O, and urologist is a test to determine if additional tests are needed to determine cancer or other issues wiht prostrate not a determination of whether you have cancer or not.

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