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ellenrr

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1. A biopsy may lead to serious infection

Reply to demosincebirth (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2013, 05:57 AM

May 2013

so if the only reason is to alleviate your fear - maybe meditation instead-
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/23/136501992/doctors-fret-over-rise-in-prostate-biopsy-infections

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-24/prostate-cancer-test-causing-sepsis-spurs-biopsy-concerns.html

and many doctors suggest psa is not a good screening tool:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-psa-test-prostate-cancer-urologists-20130503,0,4881320.story

"The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is now planning on recommending a "D" rating for PSA testing, meaning that "there is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits." A review of studies has shown that the PSA blood test yields "small or no reduction" in prostate cancer deaths."

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/07/conventional-prostate-cancer-treatments.aspx

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Any of you guys out there every had a prostrate biopsy? Reason I ask is that I decided to have one [View all] demosincebirth May 2013 OP

A biopsy may lead to serious infection ellenrr May 2013 #1

Thanks for all the information. Now I'm really confused, but in the end (no pun indended), I will demosincebirth May 2013 #4

Yes I have. Here's my experience: trof May 2013 #2

I don't have an enlarged prostrate, but two weeks prior to my last blood test for PSA, which was demosincebirth May 2013 #3

It was a couple of years ago. No cancer. trof May 2013 #5

Yep, I do have an enlarged prostrate, but no getting up at night to urinate...barely have to go demosincebirth Feb 2014 #6

I think you made the right decision. trof Feb 2014 #7

Good for you. demosincebirth Feb 2014 #8

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