PSA test

Nelson Retired doctor, Lee Nelson, who survived prostate cancer said that it was an insidious and sneaky disease‘insidious and sneaky’ disease. in the detection of prostate cancer men must be much more proactive. In 1997 following his first routine PSA blood test he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Up until then he had absolutely no symptoms or idea that he had the cancer that was spreading throughout his body as he was very fit and in good shape physically at 55 years old.

After the PSA blood test, Nelson returned to his homeland in the United States and consulted with some of the country’s top prostate cancer experts.

He said that he was given 7 different strongly voiced medical opinions.

He decided on a radical treatment regime that was a combination of 3 things – radiation and hormonal therapy and lifestyle changes, after studying thousands of papers on the subject.

It’s important to understand that there are many treatment options and therefore many potential side effects from cancer so we need to understand the disease.

‘Prostate cancer is a very insidious disease, it’s really sneaky and you’ve got to have your blood tested because you can have no symptoms like me and have a very, very dangerous situation,’ he said.

‘If I had waited one more year without getting a test, I wouldn’t be alive today. It’s as simple as that. If you have family history of prostate cancer you need to get your first test at 35 otherwise begin PSA testing at 40 years old’ Nelson recommends.

It’s a leading killing cancer of New Zealand men, equivalent to breast cancer,’ he said. breast cancer is publicised and promoted much more however.

diet could help the prevention of the disease, try substituting fish for red meat, take Vitamin D, try to reduce your stress levels and increase your exercise. fruits like pomegranate and berries were beneficial for prostate health, he said.

Also if taken early and regularly any of the good natural Prostate Supplements could also help to prevent cancers developing.

There was a 70 year old man also living in NZ was prompted to visit his GP with urinary symptoms suggesting an enlarged prostate. As is standard procedure the doctor did a PSA blood test. The result of this test was

that the PSA levels were elevated, which raised suspicion of prostate cancer. but decided that another PSA Test should be carried out after 3 months. Although the practice wrote to the man to remind him to have this

further PSA test he did not do so and unfortunately no further attempt was made to get him to take that test.

After seeing blood in his urine the man visited his doctor again but it was 12 months later. That test showed higher psa levels than 12 months previous . Following prioritisation by a consultant urologist the man was

subsequently diagnosed with prostate cancer which had spread.

What you can learn from this is that you should; Take prostate supplements such as %Maximum Prostate1% maximum prostate early in life before you see the symptoms.

Prevention is better than cure.
Start getting PSA tested at around 40 years old and then keep that up every year. Don’t forget to follow up if your doctor recommends it or ask to see a Urologist if PSA levels are too high. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in NZ men with over 2,900 diagnosed every year . 50% (335) of the 670 that die per year from prostate cancer could be prevented in NZ through early detection. See %PSA Testing2% PSA Testing for more info.
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