Patient's question:
Doctor, my father had a prostate biopsy yesterday. There was no hematuria after the surgery, but he experienced some pain when urinating yesterday. Today, he can already urinate normally. The doctor said the biopsy results will take 7 working days to come back. The PSA test results showed a total PSA of 489, free PSA of 58.6, and a ratio of 0.12.Hello Doctor, if the biopsy results are negative, can it be completely ruled out as cancer? If the results are positive, are there any curable treatment options available?
Doctor's answer:
The patient's PSA test results are highly suspicious of prostate cancer. A positive pathology result would confirm the diagnosis, while a negative result could still be due to sampling issues, and a repeat biopsy may be necessary. There are multiple treatment options for prostate cancer, depending on the patient's specific condition, biopsy pathology, whether there is a divergence, and risk stratification of testing. These options include surgical removal, androgen deprivation therapy, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy. For prostate cancer patients, timely treatment can reduce the risk of progression, whereas delayed treatment may affect fertility.