psa ??????

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Posted 03 May 2019 at 08:55

Dear All,

There is difference between if someone having psa -640 and someone have psa-1500 both have advance cancer STAGE M1B. what psa identified ??????????

regards,

Bose

User

Posted 03 May 2019 at 09:39

All it identifies is that one man's cancer is producing more antigen than the other man.

A man can have a PSA of 3 and have more cancer and more bone mets than the man with 1500

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User

Posted 03 May 2019 at 10:48

PSA alone is not a reliable indicator of anything.

One PSA result could be seen as a 'Red Flag', but can tell you little more than that.

Two PSA results will show a fall or rise, which can be useful (but isn't always).

Three (or more) PSA results can show the rate of rise (or fall), which can be very useful.

And in all cases, PSA results are only really useful when viewed alongside other results and findings.

PSA is part of the picture, not the whole thing.

User

Posted 03 May 2019 at 15:42

One esteemed doctor showed slides of rare cases where a patient's PSA was zero but his cancer has spread throughout his body so don't consider it an infallible guide.

Work is in train to develop other indicators which may be used individually or in combination with PSA or others. Here is an update on this. Some members will know about the PCA3 test and possibly some other tests. The report does give the names of two well known UK practitioners adding to it's authenticity :-https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6973635/The-race-beat-prostate-cancer-test-right-you.html

The biggest impact of these tests is in detecting and evaluating cancer early but there will be advantages in knowing how PCa is likely to develop and how and when to treat.

Edited by member 03 May 2019 at 15:54 | Reason: Not specified

Barry

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