What should I do if my PSA is elevated?

  Nowadays, as people are all more concerned about their health, more and more people are participating in annual physical exams. Some of them become nervous when their PSA is found to be elevated during blood tests and they know that PSA is related to prostate cancer. In view of this situation, it is necessary to make some knowledge about prostate cancer popular.  It is true that PSA is the most important indicator for screening prostate cancer at present, and many patients with early stage prostate cancer have been found through such screening. However, having an elevated PSA does not necessarily mean that you have prostate cancer. The actual PSA can be affected by many factors, such as prostatitis, especially acute prostatitis, alcohol consumption, etc., and the medication Prolotherapy can lower the PSA, so once the PSA is found to be elevated, it should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis and you should seek medical attention instead of panicking.  If the PSA is elevated and you suspect prostate cancer, you should have a prostate puncture, which is the only way to confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer. The only way to confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer is to have a prostate puncture. Therefore, don’t be afraid of the side effects of a puncture, as all the side effects of a puncture are manageable.  Once prostate cancer is diagnosed, it should be staged. Further treatment will be decided based on the stage combined with age and physical condition. Generally early stage prostate cancer should be preferred to radical prostate cancer surgery if you are under 75 years old and in good health. Now this surgery is mature in China, usually choose minimally invasive surgery, most hospitals use laparoscopic technology, and robots are preferred in hospitals with robots, but robotic surgery is quite expensive and not covered by medical insurance, so it cannot be popular. If patients are not willing to have surgery and do not have metastasis elsewhere, they can choose radiotherapy, which is also a fairly effective treatment, often with comparable results to surgery, with the disadvantage of the side effects of radiotherapy and the requirements for physical condition. For patients with advanced stage, over 75 years of age or in poor health condition, endocrine therapy can be used, and the results are also positive in the years after treatment.  In conclusion, prostate cancer is treatable, and like other tumors, early treatment is safe. Most prostate cancers have a slow natural course compared to other malignant tumors.