Re: Concerned about PSA increase--any thoughts?

In article <63Oyg.5183$c11.3929@trnddc08>, "limey" <limey113@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"MZB" <moo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ZRYrg.1237$OQ1.244@xxxxxxxxxxx
I am 60 years old. I was surprised by a recent PSA uptick at my annual
physical exam.

The data is below. I might add my doctor is not at all concerned. Any
thoughts? (Note that this last one was in 7/06, about 1.5 years after the
previous one)

7/06 2.67
2-05 2.2
3-04 2.15
2-03 2.0
11-01 2.1
10-00 2
10-99 1.7
10-98 1.6
10-97 1.5
10-96 1.3
6-95 1.2

According to the range given on my husband's lab test printout, normal range
for his age is 0.0 to 4.0.

I however, am terrified. In 2004 (the last time he was tested), his
reading was 4.0. A couple of weeks ago, he asked for another test, which
came back at a staggering 66.5. Yes, you read correctly.

Our internist is obviously alarmed, as well he should be. (He diagnosed an
enlarged prostate in
August 2005 but didn't bother to have a PSA test run.) My husband was sent
immediately to a urologist, who diagnosed cancer even before the biopsy
(which is to be performed on August 7).

Say a prayer for him - and for me.

Dora

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Hello,
This message is for MZB:
There are two other blood tests that you should request that may help you
figure out if there is or is not a cause for concern:
1. PSA II
2. Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA)--"The CEA serum blood test remains the
best tumor marker available as a one-test one-score indicator of colon
cancer as well as seven other types of cancer...."

You can learn more about these two tests from this book:
"Normal Blood Test Scores Aren't Good Enough" by Ellie Cullen
It's a layman's guide to understanding blood test results.
I copied the above quotation from that book.

I plan to request the PSA II test during the next appointment with my doctor.

Dora, you husband has some excellent doctors. You would be amazed related
to the posts that I have read about bad doctors.

Jason
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