Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let me echo Don's recommendation and add my personal note. In my case the PSA was in the normal range (1.0) but a routine exam raised the suspicions of my primary care doctor and ultrasound and biopsy confirmed the tumor. Surgery was successful and I have been cancer-free for twenty years. During that time I have lost several friends who did not get treatment early enough. Intelligent use of the diagnostic tools can save lives. -----Original Message----- >From: Donald Lawrence <donlaw at mac.com> >Sent: Oct 8, 2011 11:40 AM >To: "lug at leica-users.org" <lug at leica-users.org> >Subject: [Leica] OT Panel advises against prostate cancer > >I have to say that my father died from prostate CA. And three years ago I >was saved from this fate but my GP and Urologist who had tracked an >elevating PSA over a of couple of years. Biopsy provided evidence. Davinci >robotic surgery left no side effects. >So, despite the new official recommendations, I would encourage anyone >within a higher risk group (ie: family history) to monitor their PSA levels >until some other method of diagnosis is discovered. > >Don > >Sent from my iPad > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information