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What Does This PSA Value Of 8.5 Indicate?

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Posted on Fri, 13 Feb 2015
Question: i'm 73 of age i did blood works i have PSA 8.5
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (27 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
the decision to follow up on this or not depends on you but I wouldn't do!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

Doing a PSA screen is deeply personal as there are no clear benefits from screening and treating for prostate cancer in elderly men. If I were you, I will not follow up on this as it may not provide any huge added advantage over doing nothing. At times, it rather makes live more terrible. There are also several other causes of increased levels of PSA that have nothing to do with prostate disease.

Most persons with cancer of the prostate die with it than die from it.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (33 minutes later)
So if I do nothing?
Any medicine?
Thanks
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Do nothing..!

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

My attitude would be to totally disregard this test finding and continue like nothing never really happened.

I wish you well.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Does This PSA Value Of 8.5 Indicate?

Brief Answer: the decision to follow up on this or not depends on you but I wouldn't do! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. Doing a PSA screen is deeply personal as there are no clear benefits from screening and treating for prostate cancer in elderly men. If I were you, I will not follow up on this as it may not provide any huge added advantage over doing nothing. At times, it rather makes live more terrible. There are also several other causes of increased levels of PSA that have nothing to do with prostate disease. Most persons with cancer of the prostate die with it than die from it. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.