Prostate cancer - Minimum you need to know.
If you have prostate cancer you may have one that doesn't affect a PSA test.
So a normal PSA level may make you believe you're ok. You're screwed.
If it does affect the PSA test and you haven't done a baseline, you're screwed.
You may have a naturally high PSA, but if you've never had a PSA done before, the Doc is gonna try to give you a glow in the dark night light, your prostate. Screwed again.
Like a number of tests, the PSA may not be valid for a lot of men, without at least 2 baseline PSA tests done at least 6 months apart (by the same lab).
It is the "rate of increase" not the absolute level that will give you a heads up.
You can be well below the Doctor's "trip point" for "Oh hey, you may have prostate cancer!" let's say 0.1, but if that low number doubles in one year, even though it's well below the trip point, you're screwed again if you're listening to your Doctor's "Oh that low level is very good!".
Learn your tests, learn their limitations.
I have absolutely no fear of PC. If I had a PC that gave me a high PSA reading, a mere 3 months on
Dr. Schulze 's program would give me, most likely, the lowest reading I'd ever had as well as no PC.
But then I don't "expect" to get to that point.
GS
PS One other point I've found a lot of men don't know. If you're above 50 and start having better than ordinary erections. This can be due to PC. I know of a case where an older man and wife were really enjoying themselves. In a few months they found out it was due to PC, not a happy ending.