Posted by ed_uk2010 on March 10, 2014, at 15:00:04
In reply to Re: New Recomendations for over 65, testing, Mammo, Me » ed_uk2010, posted by Phillipa on March 9, 2014, at 19:41:23
> After researching found that PSA doesn't mean a thing unless one has had prostrate cancer then it is used to see if recurrence if it rises. Many men have protrate cancer with PSA of .5 and here normal is .5 to 4. Seems the digital if no lump okay. But if lump and elevated PSA then it warrants a biopsy at least here. Phillipa
Definitely, PSA on its own can be difficult to interpret, but the problems don't stop there. A smooth enlargement on examination most likely represents hypertrophy. A lumpy prostate is more likely malignant. And then the biopsy can be difficult to interpret too. In very elderly men, malignant changes may be present more often than not, but this doesn't necessarily tell you whether the tumour is aggressive or not, which makes it difficult to know whether to treat or just leave it alone + observe.
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