THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO AN UPDATE REMINDER IN 2015 SO THERE IS NO UPDATE.
During visit to a new doctor (previous one retired) it was noticed they could not locate a PSA test result for past two years (2012, 2013), the tests they did find (2009, 2010, 2011 were 1.0, 1.1, 1.1 respectively. New PSA test ordered (7/18/14 as part of routine blood work for physical (diabetic); this test revealed a PSA of 5.4. My GP referred me to my urologist who recommended xrays and then a biopsy. Biopsy came back with a Gleason of 3+3= 6, Adenocarcinoma in upper left quadrant of prostate (Left Lat Base). 1 of 1 core involving 20% of sample. Prostavysion score 3-4 (4).
Listening to a medical radio talk show today there was a caller recently diagnosed with high PSA and his doctor was recommending a biopsy. The doctor (talk show host) told this gentlemen that he would not let them do a biopsy because this can cause any cancer to spread. He said there were other tests they could do to determine if it was/is cancer. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? If it is true why do they recommend doing a biopsy?
Ed's e-mail address is: emarcum AT rsig.com (replace "AT" with "@")
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