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Posted 25 May 2017 at 16:55
PSA levels can be elevated by Urinaty Track Infections, strenuous exercise such as weight lifting, and also sexual activities 48 hours before the blood for testing is drawn. However, rising PSA levels should be taken seriously and keep in mind that a prostate biopsy is the surest way to confirm if the cancer is advancing.
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Posted 25 May 2017 at 16:55
PSA levels can be elevated by Urinaty Track Infections, strenuous exercise such as weight lifting, and also sexual activities 48 hours before the blood for testing is drawn. However, rising PSA levels should be taken seriously and keep in mind that a prostate biopsy is the surest way to confirm if the cancer is advancing.
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Posted 25 May 2017 at 23:15

Frank,

The last part of your last sentence needs some clarification. A biopsy, particularly a TRUS one, sometimes misses actual cancer or spread in the prostate. Furthermore, a biopsied prostate will not show where cancer has advanced outside the prostate. What is needed is imaging and even this sometimes does not always reveal where the cancer is but it often helps indicate where the biopsy needles should be placed within the prostate and can show where the cancer is outside the prostate.

Barry
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Posted 25 May 2017 at 23:15

Frank,

The last part of your last sentence needs some clarification. A biopsy, particularly a TRUS one, sometimes misses actual cancer or spread in the prostate. Furthermore, a biopsied prostate will not show where cancer has advanced outside the prostate. What is needed is imaging and even this sometimes does not always reveal where the cancer is but it often helps indicate where the biopsy needles should be placed within the prostate and can show where the cancer is outside the prostate.

Barry
 
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