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PSA levels increase. When to be concerned?
Hello. My 52 year old husband had his PSA level checked last September and it was 1.1. In April of this year, a cardiologist added a PSA level to a group of other lab work and it came back as 3.3 but nobody addressed the increase (not his specialty I guess). Last week at a free screening a urologist noted the increase from April and said above 3 is high for his age. Plus the fact of the degree of increase, it warranted another check. The repeat last week is now 2.35.
We are still waiting to hear back from the urologist but was wondering if just the fact that it was 2x what it was last year, is this cause for concern? Or does this sound ok?
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Have you had genetic testing? My grandfather passed away from pancreatic cancer. Turns out he had BRCA2 and passed it on to his three daughters and then my cousin and me. I got prostate cancer, which my father died of and my brother has, but none of them are BRCA2. Since my father had it, it gives a much higher percentage that my brother and I would have it.
You can get free, genetic testing here
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Just make sure you don’t pick the option to have your doctor involved. They won’t send you the spit tube that you returned to get the test until they speak to your doctor.
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Both Mayo Clinic and UFHPTI has me doing 3 months PSA tests. I was getting 3 month PSA tests (because of rising PSA numbers) a year before PC diagnosis.
If concerned and numbers are rising and high I would asked for 3 month. Best to catch at a 3 months versus 6 months or a year. The year unless completely normal with no rising numbers seems too long.
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2 ReactionsNeed to make an appointment with a Urologist at a Center of Excellence. Investigate his/her credentials and read comments from patients.