CancerCompass message board discussion started by Ewelldone on 11/9/2004 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,1380,0.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ It has just recently come to my attention that doctors will stop using PSA rates to determine early stage prostate cancer as it is not as reliable as biopsy. They did not say if it still worked for late stage cancer. Like to know about this. Ewelldone Tue, 09 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT All that I have read indicates that a PSA reading will still be a good indicator for advanced pc. Are you in an advanced stage? Robert D. Sat, 27 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT John - If you are under the impression that doctors are no longer using PSA to detect early stage prostate cancer, I think you are mistaken. PSA continues to be the best "marker" we have and will continue to be used. However, now they are talking about the PSA "velocity" as being most critical. In other words, how much has the PSA risen from one year to the next. PSA that rises 1.0 or more points in a year's time are likely to indicate aggressive cancers. So, any man who avoids getting his PSA checked annually (whether his doctor recommends it or not) is doing himself a tremendous disservice. Robert (Bob) H. Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT