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PSA as an Effective Early Marker of Prostate Cancer
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Posted in Prostate Disorders on December 13, 2007
Reviewed September 2011
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Urologists and General Practitioners must measure Free PSA, not just PSA.
The development of PSA testing was instrumental in the discovery of my prostate cancer(PC) this past July. At age 53 and a PSA of 3.6 my urologist suggested a biopsy as a precaution. The prior year my PSA test was 3.2 and my GP said that since the PSA was less than 4.0 and not to worry.
What my GP overlooked in the earlier PSA test was my Free PSA results were 9%. Walsh's comment is "The higher the Free PSA, the more likely that you are free of cancer." In hindsight, I had a problem indicated by the Free PSA level that most of the PSA was caused by PC and not BPH.
When it comes to PC, the earlier the discovery the better. I believe that every year that ticks by before the discovery of PC makes recovery more difficult. When my son hits age forty, he will have a Free PSA test performed every year.
Posted by: Lee in IL | December 13, 2007 9:24 AM