Bogota Free Planet CommentsDarling, I Decided To Get a Second OpinionPosted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 10, 2010 at 10:05 PM
Prostate malignancy, Cancer “How many angels can dance on the head of a pin?” That’s a tough question to answer. Almost as hard as providing logical answers to questions of the PSA test used to detect prostate cancer. A recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) claims that the accepted normal PSA value of 4.1 misses 15 per cent of prostate malignancies. To correct this problem it’s been suggested that the normal level for PSA should be lowered to 2.5. But a Texas study of 3,000 males aged 62 to 91 revealed that 6.6 percent of these males with PSA levels of only 0.5 had prostate cancer! It appears no value is totally safe. More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: Non-Smokers With Lung Cancer Get Double Whammy Previous entry: Death From The Sun Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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