Biden’s office announced his illness Sunday afternoon.

  • Count042@lemmy.ml
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    13 hours ago

    The PSA test is no longer suggested, as more people were injured from complications caused by procedures that false positives caused then people saved.

    My dad almost died from a complication due to a biopsy. About 20 years later, he got prostate cancer which was detected without a PSA test, treated, and is now cancer free.

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      9 hours ago

      Good point. Biopsies can cause complications.

      PSA is still recommended here (it’s cheap) but only its negative answer is considered reliable.

      • PSA negative: all clear
      • PSA positive: do a non-invasive scan and more blood tests, don’t immediately proceed to a biopsy