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Will PSA ever hit 0 or close to it?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 18 4:47pm | Replies (37)

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@jeffmarc
Your first post: Actually, The medical community generally considers < .1 as undetectable. Some labs can go as low as < ,001 And others < .006 But that is not considering undetectable that is just the value they come up with. You stated, Medical Community not AUA and EAU. That came on your second post saying you did more research.

I do not speak or infer what "Medical Community" is or what they state. You did more research for whatever reason and you contradicted your first post. It was your second post that you said the medical information was coming from AUA and EAU.

Regarding the way I post my PSA tests. My test results are sent to me on Mayo portal. I post exactly the way the number was given to me not what you think is the right way it should be posted. I don't leave off 0 or anything else as want to make sure what I post is what was given to me and not alter it.

My Mayo Lab gave me .10 Again I asked my PCP about how low those numbers would go. And he (Mayo Jacksonville) replied (message again written in portal) that Mayo Jacksonville lab considers anything below .10 as undetectable and probably will not see. What Mayo Phoenix or Minnesota does I don't try to state information as not part of my personal experience.

I did post to one poster that was going to asked if Mayo Jacksonville if Mayo a more specific test based on the specific case of the patient. I was wondering about those with RP who don't have a prostate. I just had radiation and don't know if a more sensitive test is done for those with RP so will asked. But this will come from my medical doctors and what Mayo Jacksonville labs do.

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@jc76
Those two groups, AUA and EAU, are a big part of the medical community in Europe and USA. In my original comment I didn’t think I needed to quote them, but I was aware of their statements because I’d actually read that information a couple of days before I made my post. Didn’t think I needed to be so specific since i was just posting well known information. I did post that specific information later, Because I thought it would be more informative for people, and it would add some more different opinions.

Enough already.