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New to Prostate Cancer with a boatload of questions, but who to ask?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Oct 10, 2023 | Replies (44)
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Yes, All Urologists will order PSA testing because they believe it should be a mandatory test, As far as PCP providers that’s a whole different story !!! It’s an individual choice , and many, many do not ever order a PSA test because it is not recommended to do so !! But like I said before I guarantee ALL Drs in USA will get a PSA test done to themselves regardless what they will do for their patients. I mean 1 out of every 9 men will get prostate cancer !! ( It’s not rocket science ) just common sense to do so !!!

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booterbaugh | @booterbaugh | Jul 19, 2023

True true.. doctors don't even know about prostate cancer..too many options and opinions.. I'm just going to die with it.

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narus | @narus | Jul 28, 2023

I was treated with proton beam radiation for prostate cancer in 2021. There was no indication of anything wrong with the DRE and my PSA was like 4.3. My PSA actually went down to 4.0 on one test before treatment. The whole PSA test leaves a lot of leeway for error. I also have gotten different lab results depending who did the test. One lab shows me at .2 and the other comes back at .14 and this is constant over multiple tests.

They need a better test and am surprised that the 4K score is not used for monitoring
I do my PSA now every six months and as long as it does not change I am happy. Not sure what I would do if it starts going up as I would rather die a slow death than take Lupron again.

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