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Prostate cancer stage: Does it change after biopsy?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Apr 28 9:48am | Replies (4)
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@colleenyoung

Staging prostate cancer is based on a series of tests, including the blood PSA level and prostate biopsy results, as well as imaging tests if they are done. A prostate biopsy is usually done before staging is complete.

Learn more here:
- Tests to Diagnose and Stage Prostate Cancer https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/how-diagnosed.html

@calderonda, have you had the biopsy? Has staging been completed? How are you?

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Daniel Calderon | @calderonda | Apr 28 9:38am

Hi Colleen,
Thank you for taking the time to reply. My biopsy was completed last week 4/22 and I am awaiting the results. If I understand correctly, the biopsy will complete the second half of the staging with the grading of the cancer (pathological workup)? I'm a little anxious, scared, and overall a mixed bag of emotions. I've had some physical symptoms over the past 3 years with severe fatigue so the MRI results were a sense of closure in a sense. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted.

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