What is it???!
Question: What is it!?!?!?
My dad just got pneumonia in the last 2 days!. He stayed on the hosibled for 2 days!. He is comeing home tomorrow but the doctore said he had a hight PSA reading in his blood!. The doctor said it could be from the fever from the pneumonia or is could be an early sing of prostate cancer!!?! So i am wondering will it be cancer!. If you know plz tell me!. The doctor has not told us yet cuz he has to look in to it more! but if you have an idea tell meWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Hey Rocker !.!.!.!. PSA levels alone do not give doctors enough information to distinguish between benign prostate conditions and cancer!.!.!.!. that bein said, the physician will take the result into account when deciding whether to check further for signs of prostate cancer
False positive test results can occur when the PSA level is elevated but no cancer is actually present !.!.!. false positives can create anxiety for the patient and his family !.!.!. most men with an elevated PSA test turn out not to have cancer; only 25 to 30 percent of men who have a biopsy due to elevated PSA levels actually have prostate cancer
I guess I didnt answer your question !.!.!.!. but we will hope that a subsequent evaluation will find that the result was benign !.!.!. take care my friend:)Www@Answer-Health@Com
False positive test results can occur when the PSA level is elevated but no cancer is actually present !.!.!. false positives can create anxiety for the patient and his family !.!.!. most men with an elevated PSA test turn out not to have cancer; only 25 to 30 percent of men who have a biopsy due to elevated PSA levels actually have prostate cancer
I guess I didnt answer your question !.!.!.!. but we will hope that a subsequent evaluation will find that the result was benign !.!.!. take care my friend:)Www@Answer-Health@Com