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Anyone get PSA Test Angst days before that post-treatment PSA test?
Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Jan 23 7:05pm | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
@tootall10 Shrinking the prostate does not shrink cancer - these cells are not hyperplastic; they are anaplastic - cancerous.
Your urologist’s claim that higher PSA’s occur in men your age can certainly be true if you have BPH…and also true if you have cancer.
A PSE test is very predictive for the presence of cancer - like 95% - and much more definitive than PSA. Not sure your urologist would even bother since he’s already made his diagnosis.
Phil
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@heavyphil That’s an interesting point (about shrinking the prostate but not the cancer).
It used to be said that using Finasteride made prostate cancer worse. But, later data showed that Finasteride simply led to a higher detection rate of high-grade cancers because it shrinks the prostate, making biopsies more likely to find them,
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Shrinking the prostate helps ensure no flow problems. Rezum destroys the cells within the prostate. Fewer cells fewer chance of developing cancer. I'll ask about the PSE test. The diagnosis of the urologist is dependent on the MRI and test results each exam.