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PSA Test Not Needed?? CNN posted today

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  • barry2468
    barry2468 CSN Member Posts: 9
    #42
    I ignored my psa reading in 2000 and continued on my merry way for 10 years getting a check every 2 years or so. In that time my psa rose slowly from 4.2 to 10.7. Not to worry my dr said, this is normal for your age ( then 73). Then in 2010 (November) it struck me. Pain in the lumbar area, lower ribs on the right side, lower spine. I had another psa in December (after taking pain killers in the meantime for the sometimes acute pain) and in 10 months my psa had shot up to 116. By taking notice of my trusty dr's I now had agressive prostate cancer. Who said that psa's are useless and sometimes negative. In my case they were giving me a warning which was ignored (with the help of my trusty dr's). My life expectancy has considerably reduced because of this and I have my trusty dr's to thank for it. They are not my trusty dr's anymore needless to say. I would recommend to anyone NEVER ignore the psa readings and change dr's if they don't agree with you. Barry
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  • bdhilton
    bdhilton CSN Member Posts: 872 Member
    #43
    William J Catalona, MD Comments on the USPSTF recommendation
    Contrary to What Dr. Virginia A. Moyer, the pediatrician who chaired the USPSTF panel has said in the popular media.....

    http://malecare.org/william-j-catalona-md-comments-on-the-u-s-preventive-services-task-force-uspstf-recommendation-against-prostate-specific-antigen-psa-based-screening-for-prostate-cancer/

    Best to all-B
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