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Originally Posted by Doc B
I am a 70 year old Male and I had my PSA numbers all of a sudden go through the roof. I went to a local urologist and he told me I needed a biopsy. Fortunately for me I have a friend that was a surgeon for many years and he told me “do not do under any circumstances a biopsy” “it is not accurate, it’s invasive and unnecessary” that the only reason they do them is because they make a small fortune on each patient.
So being in the healthcare field I immediately did research to find out what the situation really is and what I found out is a biopsy is 64% effective and the MRI 3T prostate exam is 94% effective and it’s completely non-invasive.
Please don’t be fooled by the urologist pushing invasive biopsies they make a small fortune on these and they make nothing on an MRI 3T prostate exam.
Please know there are more then 20 reasons for a high PSA and only ONE is cancer.
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You being in the medical field, perhaps you'd explain what you mean by the word "effective". I used to think that when you said something was effective you had to explain at accomplishing what? Effective at saving money? Effective at ruling out cancer? Effective at ruling in cancer? Effective at staging cancer? Effective at reducing complications or pain? So what does it mean when you use the word? As far as I know a biopsy is 100% effective at removing a sample of tissue.
Was your friend who "was a surgeon" an expert in urology or oncology? Did he keep up to date on the options and methods of diagnosis of prostate cancer? If he felt doing biopsies had no value other than lining the pockets of urologists, what technique did he recommend to diagnose prostate cancer? Reading tea leaves? Tarot cards? Coin toss? And you being in the medical field can certainly answer these questions.
When you come on TOTV and preface your comments with your medical credentials we, I believe, have an expectation that your words will be somewhat authoritative and be accurate and reflect community standards. I'll be eagerly awaiting your reply.