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PSA prostate cancer testing at The Valley 29/3/2025 - results summary (p4)

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  • ValleyDan
    ValleyDan Posts: 41
    What is this green reading I am seeing on here for PSA test.Do you not get a specific number?Any reading above 3 requires investigation.And don’t be fobbed of because the NHS will do that.My PSA when diagnosed was 8.8 to their shame and I had an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,039
    ValleyDan said:
    What is this green reading I am seeing on here for PSA test.Do you not get a specific number?Any reading above 3 requires investigation.And don’t be fobbed of because the NHS will do that.My PSA when diagnosed was 8.8 to their shame and I had an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
    You’re given your specific number as well. The “traffic light” system is just to show us the numbers who fall into the categories without disclosing individuals results. 

    When I was “red” the first year I did this, I contacted my GP and I was seen, referred to a specialist and had an MRI scan all within a week. Thankfully, I was clear and it was a relief that they had done all that so quickly and that I didn’t have a longer time to dwell on it. 
  • swords_alive
    swords_alive Posts: 4,253
    If you get a green score but find yourself peeing a lot through the night now and again (not permanently) but for no apparent reason, could it be a swollen prostate causing that, and would that be a cause for concern despite a good psa score? Anyone any thoughts on that (before I start googling/ advising my friend to see his doctor)? tia
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,977
    swords_alive said:
    If you get a green score but find yourself peeing a lot through the night now and again (not permanently) but for no apparent reason, could it be a swollen prostate causing that, and would that be a cause for concern despite a good psa score? Anyone any thoughts on that (before I start googling/ advising my friend to see his doctor)? tia
    Tell him to see his GP.
    I believe enlarged and troublesome prostates can be “treated”.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    Hoof_hearted said:
    aliwibble said:
    The club twitter feed have announced the results of this year's PSA tests:
    This year's PSA testing day has potentially saved another 28 lives ❤️
    #cafc | @BKPCAppeal
    [There's a nice video embedded as well, with chats with @Tracey, @KillersBeard, Steve Sutherland, Chris Parkes, Carl, and Peter Garland, but you'll have to click on the link to watch that.]

    Hopefully none of you here have had red or amber results this year, but if you have, best of luck with the follow-up.

    I’d like to share an update, having been one of the 13 who received a red flag just a couple of months ago. I contacted my GP who referred me straight to a consultant urologist. It’s been pretty fast paced since then, starting with a repeat PSA blood test, physical examinations, an MRI scan, and finally a biopsy. I received the histology results yesterday, and I’m delighted to say that just one of the 21 biopsy samples returned a positive cancer result, and even that was in the lowest possible risk category. No treatment required, just PSA surveillance on a quarterly basis. I’m a very lucky boy.

    I’m sharing this just in case the other 27 amber and red flags haven’t followed up their PSA result, and maybe my experience will encourage them to do so. Everything I’ve read about prostate cancer suggests the prognosis is excellent if the disease is caught early. And there can be many other reasons for a high PSA result. So if you haven’t done it already, just contact your GP. And if you’re a man of a certain age and missed the PSA testing at the Valley this year, you should contact your GP for a test. I’m so grateful that Tracey Leaburn and the club have set this testing program up, and also that the NHS didn’t waste a moment in the subsequent investigations. 

    All the very best to the other red and ambers.

    Great news Hoof, if you have the NHS app on your phone the results of your quarterly PSA blood tests are posted so you can see them on the same day you have your test 

    I have quarterly tests following Prostate Cancer surgery last year 

    I normally book a blood test for 9am and my results are visible around 7pm the same day 

    👍🏻


  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,820
    Thanks for sharing @Hoof_hearted and I echo everything you say. Glad it’s gone well for you 
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,612
    TelMc32 said:
    ValleyDan said:
    What is this green reading I am seeing on here for PSA test.Do you not get a specific number?Any reading above 3 requires investigation.And don’t be fobbed of because the NHS will do that.My PSA when diagnosed was 8.8 to their shame and I had an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
    You’re given your specific number as well. The “traffic light” system is just to show us the numbers who fall into the categories without disclosing individuals results. 

    When I was “red” the first year I did this, I contacted my GP and I was seen, referred to a specialist and had an MRI scan all within a week. Thankfully, I was clear and it was a relief that they had done all that so quickly and that I didn’t have a longer time to dwell on it. 
    Mirrors my experience from 2024. Such a worthwhile thing for the club to lay on. Thanks to those that arrange it every year. 
  • thickandthin63
    thickandthin63 Posts: 2,950
    For those that got amber and reds,keep calm.I got a red a few years back and am now all clear with 6 monthly check ups.Just be thankful to our football club that the opportunity was there and the problems have been picked up whereas you may not have bothered to get tested.Happy to answer any questions,re treatments etc.
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  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,582

    A worrying development 😞
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 16,511
    CAST were alerted to this yesterday and will raise at the upcoming Supporter Forum. The club gave specific assurances that it would continue in the article announcing Tracey’s departure. It may be that they are going down a different route with it rather than it not happening altogether. Let’s see. 
  • KBslittlesis
    KBslittlesis Posts: 8,582
    Thanks Weegie 🙏🏻
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,552
    Weegie Addick said:
    CAST were alerted to this yesterday and will raise at the upcoming Supporter Forum. The club gave specific assurances that it would continue in the article announcing Tracey’s departure. It may be that they are going down a different route with it rather than it not happening altogether. Let’s see. 
    Thanks Heather. It’s important that the club continue this initiative especially after intimating they would do.
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,559
    Weegie Addick said:
    CAST were alerted to this yesterday and will raise at the upcoming Supporter Forum. The club gave specific assurances that it would continue in the article announcing Tracey’s departure. It may be that they are going down a different route with it rather than it not happening altogether. Let’s see. 
    I wonder if this is something the community trust could pick up.

    Each year alongside the testing we have the Mens Health Day which is important for the community and so reflects the values of Charton. In 2017  Bradford City, I lead the teams out for as we supported the prostate charity and also have undertaken bucket collection outside the Valley. This was all under the auspices of CACT 

  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,039
    Thanks for picking this up @Weegie Addick / CAST. Hopefully the club have one of the other organisations who do this lined up to carry it on.

    I meant to pick up on this thread the other day, following a piece in The Times that seems to indicate some positive news for treatment of prostate cancer. Hopefully this link lets people read the story, but I’ll cut and paste if it doesn’t let you through the paywall.


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    drawnablank Posts: 775
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