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[henry11101q]

can prostate be checked with a blood test
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[Pete65]

Checked for what?

[jourdain2]

OH had op on prostate in Aug. (all now well after a nasty 8 weeks) - he was sent to specialist after a blood-test ordered by his GP. He had, for a long time, answered the standard question about 'getting up in the night' very honestly with a 'No'. This turned out to be because his bladder had stretched enormously to accommodate the blocked flow of urine - it was about to burst and he had to be catheterised until the op.. Not a nice experience, but life-saving.

So, answer is that a blood-test indicated that something had to be done although I'm not an expert on exactly what it showed up. We are hugely glad that that blood-test was done.

[henry11101q]

thanks for nice info
my pal has type 2 diabetes
up to pee 3 times a night
is the blood test just as good a manual by doc
thank you

[Sqad]

The blood test that is used in the UK is the PSA (Prostate Substance Antigen) which is unreliable, but the best blood test that we have.

Roughly 2 out of 3 men with a raised PSA will not have prostate cancer.

The ultimate diagnosis is rectal examination and biopsy and this may not be totally reliable.

on a personal note, if i thought that i had prostate cancer i would push for an MRI scan.......which may well be difficult in the UK at the present time.

[henry11101q]

thank a lot for brill info