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PSA of 17 What is this ?

 
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Thomasclan
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:40 am    Post subject: PSA of 17 Reply with quote
My Dad who is 62 has just had his first PSA test and it has come back as 17 Crying or Very sad . His GP than performed an examination and found no enlargement, abnormality or the like. He has been referred for a biopsy but we are not sure what to make of all of this. Is 17 extremely high? Obviously it is well above normal, but is it possible to have a level this high and not have cancer?

Also is there a correlation between gout and elevated PSA?

Any advice/experiences much appreciated.
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johnw100
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:18 am    Post subject: Re: PSA of 17 Reply with quote
PSA of 17 is high but not extremelely high. It is possible to have a PSA this high and not have PC as many things including infection can cause a PSA this high.

Options are:
consider and treat infection or inflamation,
have further PSA tests to check the reading and trend,
have a "free PSA" test (which gives a better indication of PC probability),
have a biopsy.

There is no direct reletionship between gout, elevated PSA or PC.

A personal opinion is that lifestyle, diet and supplements can make a great impact on gout. That could also be the case with PC, although it's difficult to prove a direct correlation.

John
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: PSA of 17 Reply with quote
Thomasclan, I totally agree with John. A PSA of 17 is above what is usually considered "high" but is by far not the highs I have heard about! Check out the following thread for a much fuller discussion about this very issue:

http://cancerforums.net/viewtopic.php?t=6448
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