Scared I may have prostate cancer. High PSA result.

Hi

I have had a result of 29.2 for a PAS test, I am an active 65 years old, I am really worried I may have prostate cancer, things have moved so fast from blood test to rectial examination, due to see a specialist soon. I am frantic with worry and dont know what to say or do regards my family??

  • Hi sometimes PSA rise is due to infection.

    Just tell people you could have medical problems still having tests you'll tell them more when you know more.

    I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in Feb 2016 PSA was 1580 ,IF and I say IF it is prostate cancer you'll have plenty of options for treatment and specialists to help you along the way.   Hope you soon get things moving whatever it is.

    Billy

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    I’m so sorry you’re going through this – getting a PSA  that high can be incredibly stressful. As worrying as it sounds, most of the time there are actually many many reasons PSA can spike. I can relate to how exhausting it is to be repeatedly tested and waiting on answers. I went through the same cycle with the NHS and eventually tried one of the newer private blood tests. I got the EpiSwitch PSE which has been all over the newspapers recently, which is like a very accurate PSA with extra things they look at in blood. Much more precise, and while it comes at a little bit of a cost, I found the peace of mind was worth it, especially in helping me decide whether a biopsy was needed. I did end up needing one, and while it was nerve-wracking, my cancer turned out to be a slow-growing type, which was a relief. Hang in there. — Tom