My guy told me today that after his recent lab work, it showed "high numbers" in regards to his prostate health. He has an appointment to see a specialist in January. Can someone who has been there or knows about this explain to me what these high numbers mean? I'm not sure he understands himself or doesn't want to worry me.
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I would not worry too much about it, its just numbers, my own father ( who is 78 ) had that issue ten years ago, but nothing came of it. Prostate cancer ( assuming he was at risk of getting it, as it is connected more with diet than with family history ) is a very slow disease compared to other cancers, and many men do not opt for treatment as a result. He might want to try saw palmetto if he is concerned. See this link for more info. http://www.naturalnews.com/025859_cancer_Prostate_prostate_cancer.html http://www.naturalnews.com/024917_saw_palmetto_Prostate_health.html
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If his numbers have been low all along and now they are suddenly high, this could be a warning sign of prostate cancer. He should follow through with his appointment to see a urologist and take the warning very seriously. Prostate cancer is not necessarily a death sentence but must be regarded as a serious health problem, and he should take the advice of his physicians. But not all cases of high PSA have prostate cancer, some of them just have high PSA and we don't know why.
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I presume it refers to PSA. The hight the PSa the more likely the man has prostate cancer but there are other causes for rasised PSa so the only way do be sure is a biopsy. Prostate cancer in older men is often slow growing and many will die from unrelated problems
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A PSA is only one tool to help determine prostate cancer and there are several things that can cause it to be elevated. It would be helpful to know if he had a digital exam and if he has any symptoms, if both are negative I wouldn’t worry much.
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