After receiving the histology results, the urologist gave István the devastating news: prostate cancer.
Testing the PSA level was once again a major help in detecting prostate cancer in time. PSA, i.e. prostate specific antigen, is an enzyme protein produced by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland. If the prostate is healthy, small amounts of the PSA enzyme protein can be found in the bloodstream. For a man in his seventies, a maximum value of 1.5 is considered average and normal. Values higher than 4 nanograms/ml are clearly problematic. István’s, level was 150.
After his initial despair, and on the advice of his son, he started a new approach, in addition to his prescribed therapy. Today, his urine complaints have disappeared, and the PSA levels in his blood have returned to a normal level.
