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PSA spike: any feedback re possible prostate cancer?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Dec 19 12:04pm | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
Thanks for the input. My appointment is 1:00 today. My PCP had/has prostate cancer so I trust that he'll be on top of it. He told me that there is virtually no reason for any man to die of prostate cancer as long as they screen regularly. Last year he told me that for my age (69) that he was amazed at how small and smooth my prostate was, so hopefully this test was some type of outlier.
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@keithl56 - My urologist did PSA, ISOPSA, MRI, then biopsy. Too many want to rush straight to the biopsy because they want to do them in the office under local and bill the $$. The ISO and MRI can sometimes rule out the biopsy so don't let them skip a step. My tests led to a biopsy and a 3+4, but at least I knew the biopsy was necessary.
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@keithl56 the DRE on myself was smooth and normal. Then followed up with biopsy and 9 of 12 samples were positive. Two months came surgery and during surgery it was determined that the cancer had spread and it was then diagnosed stage 4. So not to worry you but it can go either way. In hindsight I wish mine was found earlier