By: sue mather

sue mather — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 12:07:00 +0000

I only wish you would have GP doctors educated on the very important factor of psa testing . When I booked a complete physical for my husband in 2009 the nurse practioner never did a Dre exam the box for psa screening was not checked off she deferred test because my husband at 57 “LOOKED HEALTHY” In 2010 there were symptoms that would relate to prostate but that year he was told as men age they get those symtoms. Once again even then the box was not checked off. He had no previous screening , he is a only child, his mother had breast cancer? Dave is now a patient at Sunnybrook with stage 4 metastic prostate cancer. His psa factor is 1,670. Of course this should have been found at a curable stage ! We follow very closely with Prostate Cancer Canada and just recently a urologist at Princess Margaret put down the Canadian Task Force Guidlines. It is about time as stage 4 cancer no matter where it is is Stage 4. And not curable. It makes me very angry that had Dave been given screening we may not be where we are today. Why is there is even a debate about screening. We are fortunate that along the way we have had extrordinary Drs along the cancer journey. We have received the latest advancements in treating the cancer ….BUT IF ONLY IF FOR THE SAKE OF NOT DOING SCREENING! There is no family who would ever want to be where we are.

By: drrepute

drrepute — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 11:18:00 +0000

thank you for sharing this information

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