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  • Old Salt
    Old Salt CSN Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    edited July 20 #42

    • Virtually every post in this thread has stated that only a biopsy can prove prostate cancer.
    • A PSA or isoPSA can be used to identify the need for a biopsy; that's all. By itself, it proves nothing. If a patient has a higher than normal IsoPSA, the chance of there being cancer is about 16% according to a recent paper I will cite below.
    • If your anxiety gets the best of you, please see an appropriate professional for help

    The potential role for IsoPSA in prostate cancer risk assessment

  • tonkinese88
    tonkinese88 CSN Member Posts: 23 Member
    #43
    https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1723701#Comment_1723701

    it was a wedge shaped hypointensity not hyperintensity… not sure if thats better or not, but radiologist impression just said no lesions and mild BPH , with wedge shape is usually always inflammation like prostatitis. i have been a mess still due to the isopsa lab , and of course expecting the worst on my biopsy on the 18th

  • Old Salt
    Old Salt CSN Member Posts: 1,679 Member
    #44

    'hypo' is better; it means lower intensity.

    Good luck with the biopsy!

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