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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / March 2007psa Test
I am 46 in July. I had a PSA test in about 11/04 PSA was 2.5. Then had another in 12/05 PSA was 2.7. I just had another this month it was 3.2. My research suggest it could be a problem at my age but seems borderline it terms of numbers. I had a grandfather who had prostate cancer and died I believe when he was about 60. Thoughts suggestions?  SignatureMark Cleary Hollenbeck Jazz Guitars the Finest Handcarved Jazz Guitars http://members.cox.net/ruthster/hollenbeck/ Don't worry, this is just within the norm for your age. PSA is a very poor indicator of prostate cancer,it could be BPH or prostalitis or just that your PSA bounces.You can reduce your PSA by cutting out, at stage 1 red meat, stage 2 all meat,stage 3 go vegan. I have prostate cancer diagnosed after 5 years of tests,I'm now 60. Tests started because of flow problems and it took a saturation biopsy under a general to find it. My PSA was at its highest 42 ,average 32 over 5 years reduced to 10 to11 after going vegan. PSA is an excellent indicator of movement once a cancer has been detected, less activity the better. It seems common ground that 2 or 3 in 10 men over 40 have PC in some stage or another but it won't be detected and the vast majority will die of other causes.Radical surgery (and it is radical!) only gives a 2% increase in suvival rates so avoid "cut happy" doctors. Repeat don't worry its probably nothing, something else,or so early in what is a discreet very slow growing condition as not to be worth doing anything about except monitoring for years to come. My Drs are quite confident I will die of old age at normal span without PC being an issue (if they are wrong I'll sue post mortem.) Jon Barton >I am 46 in July. I had a PSA test in about 11/04 PSA was 2.5. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thoughts suggestions? Jon, Thanks for responding I don't know the NG very well just thought I would post this. I am going to see a urologist my Dr is sending me at my request. SignatureMark Cleary Hollenbeck Jazz Guitars the Finest Handcarved Jazz Guitars http://members.cox.net/ruthster/hollenbeck/ > Don't worry, this is just within the norm for your age. PSA is a very poor > indicator of prostate cancer,it could be BPH or prostalitis or just that [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > Thoughts suggestions? > Don't worry, this is just within the norm for your age. PSA is a very poor > indicator of prostate cancer,it could be BPH or prostalitis or just that [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> >> Thoughts suggestions? Yes. Go over to alt.support.cancer.prostate for a much bigger and highly informed audience and a 30-fold increase in traffic. PC in your family tree and a 0.5 annual increase isn't alarming but does merit close monitoring. I think you'll be informed there that "Watchful Waiting" is not often a rational approach for a man of 60, let alone your age, once PC is diagnosed. I.P. >> Don't worry, this is just within the norm for your age. PSA is a very >> poor indicator of prostate cancer,it could be BPH or prostalitis or just [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > > I.P. "The Yellow Stream" shows us his personal opinions once again. > "I.P. Freely" >> Yes. Go over to alt.support.cancer.prostate for a much bigger and highly [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > "The Yellow Stream" shows us his personal opinions once again. Uh, yes . . . isn't that exactly what Mark asked for? Quoting him: "Thoughts, suggestions?". I even threw in a couple of obvious facts, free, before stating one opinion, clearly identified as such by the words, "I think" (because I don't know for a fact how many a.s.c.p. people would inform him of the risks of a relatively young man not treating his known prostate cancer.) If clearly labeled opinions bother you, you might be dabbling in the wrong medium. I.P. >> "I.P. Freely" >>> Yes. Go over to alt.support.cancer.prostate for a much bigger and highly [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > I.P. Yes, it is too bad that science group has simply become an opinion group. > it is too bad that science group has simply become an opinion group. A WHOLE lot of cancer "science" *is* little more than opinions. Of course, the opinions of bone fide cancer experts usually outweigh those of us patients. I.P. > I am 46 in July. I had a PSA test in about 11/04 PSA was 2.5. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thoughts suggestions? Your research is correct. According to current standards, a PSA of 3.2 at age 46 is marginally high, and the rate of increase is below the usual standard of 0.75 ng/ml per year. Some recent studies suggest that threshold should be reduced. It is of course also true that BPH could be causing your PSA rise. If you haven't done so already, it might be appropriate to consult a urologist. One thing you should keep in mind is that if indeed you are diagnosed with prostate cancer, if you are treated by a skilled practitioner, the likelihood of serious side effects like incontinence or impotence are not specially high. |
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