What do you feel is the best detection method? Are you a believer in PSA as providing a sufficient picture or would you recommend other means?
I think I've asked you about this before but it seems like a good thread in which to ask again.
Your doctor generally checks your prostate when you have a physical. It is not the most enjoyable thing to have done, but the old finger poke up your butt will determine if the prostate is enlarged or not. The next step is the PSA test. It is good to establish a baseline PSA. Generally, the doctor will look for changes is PSA, particularly an increase. However, many things besides cancer can affect your PSA. Ultimately, a biopsy is the most definitive way to check for prostate cancer. Even then, there is a chance it will no show cancer when cancer is there. Take it from me, prostate biopsies are not at all fun. They hurt and you pee blood for a week afterwards. Most often, prostate cancer is slow growing.
