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Good points. This is one element in the USPSTF's strong recommendation that healthy males 50 or over should not get a PSA test. It concluded that the risk of serious harm from over-diagnosis and over-treatment far outweighs the detection of otherwise generally very slow growing cancer. We engaged in a spirited and informative conversation on the gracefulaging website. Just search there for prostate and find more good thinking information.
GracefulAging 4 months ago
Seems odd to me that a DOCTOR would be advocateing not having a test that is a primary indication of wether a man is developing cancer in the prostate, or not? I for one have had a elevated PSA and the biopsy was positive for cancer. Had I not had the PSA test, i would not have gone further, and now be able to control my medical destiny, and well being
MrTreemandan 1 year ago
@MrTreemandan I agree.
If you have a PSA test and it's slightly raised (under 10) then IF you do have cancer you've got lots of options, including watch-and-wait. if you have a PSA test and it's say over 50 then you're going to need treatment pretty quickly to avoid an early death. The *only* way you'll know is if you actually have the PSA test in the first place. Once you know the figure then you can choose the option that suits you. If you wait for symptoms it could be too late.
mandolinic 1 year ago
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@MrTreemandan " I for one have had a elevated PSA and the biopsy was positive for cancer."
Me too, I had a raised PSA and positive biopsy. I'm now nicely on the road to recovery after a robotic radical prostatectomy just before Xmas. I dread to think of what would have happened if I hadn't had the PSA test.
I sincerely hope your medical position is as good as mine.
mandolinic 1 year ago