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Should I Be Concerned For Having Jelly-bean Size Nodule On Prostate?
I'm almost 74. Because my PSA went from 5.0 to 7.5 in four months, I was referred to a urologist. He did an exam and immediately found a "jelly-bean size" nodule on my prostate. I'm getting a biopsy in three weeks. That seems like it's a pretty big size for a nodule. Should I be really concerned? He said that it was probably 50-60% chance of cancer. Your thoughts??
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Tue, 21 Jan 2014
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I still think it is more likely to be just benign adenoma or hyperplasia amd you can hope for it. But if course,you must rule out malignancy. even if this is cancer,complete cure can be achieved since moder treatment methods are good enough for it and prostate cancer is tumor with very good prognosis.
Thanks for the query. Wish you good health. Regards
I still think it is more likely to be just benign adenoma or hyperplasia amd you can hope for it. But if course,you must rule out malignancy. even if this is cancer,complete cure can be achieved since moder treatment methods are good enough for it and prostate cancer is tumor with very good prognosis.
Thanks for the query. Wish you good health. Regards
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