My understanding is that the current gold standard investigation for prostate cancer is an MRI, following a high PSA finding? The ‘invasive procedure’ ie biopsy, is pretty unpleasant, according to OH, and can easily miss picking up a positive sample. If OH needs any further investigations in the future, we’ll definitely look at getting an MRI done privately, if he isn’t offered one, or has to wait for ever for one. There is such a lot of evidence of false positives with PSA, that compared to breast screening, it’s a pretty feeble test. Better to spend funding on more accurate ways of testing, than using a screening method that doesn’t meet the criteria for success.
That's interesting to know about the MRI scan as I hadn't heard anything about that. Any test that can give a more accurate diagnosis has got to be a better option, but the important thing for men once they hit 50 is to be aware of thier prostate health and monitor it by whatever means is available to avoid being one of the 10,000 men a year who die of this simply because they were not aware they even had it until its to late.
Best wishes for OH and I hope he's doing okay.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
I'm not going to comment re prostate, or any other form of cancer etc, because it's really not quite the same things as periods. Sorry for your loss @Uff though.
However, my moan for today is that I passed our local petrol station earlier on my walk. Diesel is now £1.70, bar a penny, up another four pence since last week. I had to laugh at the news earlier, when they said petrol had reached an all time high of £1.60. It's been that price in that garage since last week. Even though I hardly ever use that garage, methinks the car will be getting changed this year...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The real issue with the PSA test is, the larger the number, does not always represent the severity of the disease. Surgery represents the only treatment, and can lead to major side effects. At present it is very hard to tell who should have surgery and who shouldn't. Many cases where surgery would undoubtedly benefit, don't present until the disease is untreatable.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
I spoke to a neighbour this morning who called a local filling station . " We've no diesel now, but expecting some this afternoon" "how much will it be?" "172.9 a litre"
Washing machine is working again. One of the motor brushes had destroyed itself. The other brush still had half its life left as would be expected of a machine this age so just a faulty part I guess. The engineer still says Samsung make very good machines and recommends them so maybe I'm just unlucky.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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That's interesting to know about the MRI scan as I hadn't heard anything about that. Any test that can give a more accurate diagnosis has got to be a better option, but the important thing for men once they hit 50 is to be aware of thier prostate health and monitor it by whatever means is available to avoid being one of the 10,000 men a year who die of this simply because they were not aware they even had it until its to late.
Best wishes for OH and I hope he's doing okay.
'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.
George Bernard Shaw'
Sorry for your loss @Uff though.
However, my moan for today is that I passed our local petrol station earlier on my walk. Diesel is now £1.70, bar a penny, up another four pence since last week.
I had to laugh at the news earlier, when they said petrol had reached an all time high of £1.60. It's been that price in that garage since last week.
Even though I hardly ever use that garage, methinks the car will be getting changed this year...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
An arm for normal 95, a leg for 98 and your soul for diesel.
It's ironic when you consider what we have off the north coast of Scotland, as well as the means to convert it all...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Surgery represents the only treatment, and can lead to major side effects. At present it is very hard to tell who should have surgery and who shouldn't. Many cases where surgery would undoubtedly benefit, don't present until the disease is untreatable.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
" We've no diesel now, but expecting some this afternoon"
"how much will it be?"
"172.9 a litre"