3 Replies to “prostate nodule and its significance to prostate cancer decision making? penelope has some thoughts!”
Question:
I have a 70 yo friend with a strong fam hx of prostate cancer — his father died of it. Despite a psa of 1.2, he recently had a nodule felt by his family doctor and his urologist on dre, which was followed by a biopsy that was negative — no cancer, and nothing else unusual found. His urologist told him yearly exams were all he needed at this point. Would you be more aggressive? Please explain.
Thanks,
jack Brown
hi and thanks for the amazon review…i hope it’s alright but your question makes for a good topic for a post…i’ll address it there. i apprec your support. jm
Do nodules always mean cancer? I just got my TRUS results and the impression was that I have an “Ill to fairly-defined hypoechoic nodular focus in the left central zone. This may be part of the central zone heterogeneity or a true nodule.” Not so conclusive.
I had a biopsy 8 months ago which was negative for cancer but positive for BPH. My PSA a couple months back was 7 but is down from the 9 I had prior to biopsy. My urologist said that the PSA was due to BPH but to be sure I should get a TRUS. Now I’m not so sure what the next step is. Should I get another biopsy so soon after the last one?
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Question:
I have a 70 yo friend with a strong fam hx of prostate cancer — his father died of it. Despite a psa of 1.2, he recently had a nodule felt by his family doctor and his urologist on dre, which was followed by a biopsy that was negative — no cancer, and nothing else unusual found. His urologist told him yearly exams were all he needed at this point. Would you be more aggressive? Please explain.
Thanks,
jack Brown
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hi and thanks for the amazon review…i hope it’s alright but your question makes for a good topic for a post…i’ll address it there. i apprec your support. jm
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Do nodules always mean cancer? I just got my TRUS results and the impression was that I have an “Ill to fairly-defined hypoechoic nodular focus in the left central zone. This may be part of the central zone heterogeneity or a true nodule.” Not so conclusive.
I had a biopsy 8 months ago which was negative for cancer but positive for BPH. My PSA a couple months back was 7 but is down from the 9 I had prior to biopsy. My urologist said that the PSA was due to BPH but to be sure I should get a TRUS. Now I’m not so sure what the next step is. Should I get another biopsy so soon after the last one?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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