On the other hand
(anecdotal) I had a PSA test. Popped a 12. Biopsy showed early-stage cancer. The biopsy gave me a 4+3 Gleeson score.
PET scan showed the cancer in a small part of the prostrate.
Had radiation treatment.
I’ll be alive to see my grandkids at least go to school.
Don’t use ChatGPT+BS, do your own homework using source documents.
I agree!! I had a similar experience. AND my initial PSA when it was finally checked was 12.5. My VA primary care provider argued with me that that could “mean anything”. I insisted, so he ordered another test three months later and it was 14. The week before my prostatectomy, PSA was 17.5. Pathology results also showed Extraprostectic Extension, which means cancer was in the margins of the prostate. If I had listened to my first doctor, the cancer would have metastasized.