Connect
← Return to MRI diagnosis shows prostrate cancer
Discussion
MRI diagnosis shows prostrate cancer
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Aug 2 4:43pm | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
The urologist said it isn't the PSA number unless it is over 4.0. He said it is the difference from one year to the next such as .75 or higher difference.
My PSAs for the last years were: 1.0, 0.9, 0.9, 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2
The 1.3 to 2.1 a .8 difference was when I was with a different family doctor no urologist.
The reason for the MRI was family history (6 year younger brother). Don't know what the real truth is but the urologist indicated prostate cancer isn't driven by family history.
Replies to "The urologist said it isn't the PSA number unless it is over 4.0. He said it..."
Yikes!! This is dead wrong. Drop this doctor asap and find someone else, preferably at an academic cancer center or center of excellence.
Connect
Hey carjcapt, have to agree with JC on this one and vehemently disagree with your urologist!
A PSA of 4 is NOT to be viewed as an absolute threshold for prostate cancer; the most aggressive types show very low PSA numbers and can kill you by very quick spread to other areas.
Secondly, family history - ie: GENETICS! is probably the number one factor in determining who will get prostate cancer.
Get away from this guy ASAP!! He sounds like he wants to be your friend - not your doctor. Cannot tell you how many friends and family had doctors like this; most of them went on to have very serious illnesses and some even died.
Not looking to be a downer or hold myself out as some sort of expert, but your doctor’s advice and views are in DIRECT opposition to what most of us have learned by having this disease.