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Pinkymike
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Hi. During routine blood tests I asked the practice nurse whether she could request a PSA test. Happy to do so as long as approved by Doctor  - who refused. 


Okay I understand false negatives etc but surely the  cost of doing test outweighs that.possibikty.  

Any strong views  I’m 72 

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    Hi Pinkymike and welcome, as someone with prostate cancer, I think every man over 50 should be offered a PSA test, and yes i have heard the false negative argument and sure 15% is a lot of mistakes but it still means 85% of the time it's accurate and as it only costs the NHS between £5 and £8 a test the cost is negligible, PS there is a new test being developed which is 94% accurate and can tell whether you have PCa or not, 

    Eddie

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    Hi Pinkymike and welcome, as someone with prostate cancer, I think every man over 50 should be offered a PSA test, and yes i have heard the false negative argument and sure 15% is a lot of mistakes but it still means 85% of the time it's accurate and as it only costs the NHS between £5 and £8 a test the cost is negligible, PS there is a new test being developed which is 94% accurate and can tell whether you have PCa or not, 

    Eddie

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