elevated psa prostate cancer
elevated psa prostate cancer
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My father is 84 years old and recently had a routine blood test and results. Power halp you? Results (written by the doctor Genreal) 84 y / o male doctors not regular f / u with high PSA observed on a recent analysis Routine blood (PSA = 14.99). The enlarged prostate PE 1 1 / not firm 2 X-painful nodules and PT denies frequency SX hesitation. The urologist will rectal tests and said it was probably a prostate cancer but dosn't not matter because he is 84. I am not satisfied and want different opinions in this regard. The doctor told my father to take doxazosin 2 mg, about six weeks. It says symptoms of cancer? Is this a good idea to have surgery?
Elevated levels of PSA does not necessarily mean cancer of the prostate. – Especially in the elderly. Increased PSA levels normally with age. Due to this, several major medical journals have recently published articles do not recommend testing of PSA in men aged 75 years. Surgery is rarely recommended in this age group because of the risks of any surgical procedure requiring anesthesia. Prostate cancers grow very slowly. At the age of his father – who has a much greater chance of dying from other causes, including complications of surgery that would actually die of prostate cancer. I know that treating health problems of elderly parents is difficult – mine are the same age as his father. It seems that your doctor complies with the guidelines and doing what is best to give his father better quality of life by treating this conservatively. Best wishes! Also – a PSA of 14 years is not very high – indicating if cancer is probably in the early stages.
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