🗣️ PSA Tests: Lifesaver, Over-diagnosed, or Somewhere In-Between?

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Reddit has been buzzing this week with threads like “PSA test led to biopsy I didn’t need” and “My PSA caught cancer early.” The debate boils down to two clashing realities:

Potential upside: Early detection can catch aggressive tumors before they spread.

Potential downside: Studies show PSA screening can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that carry risks of incontinence or impotence, especially when levels rise for reasons other than cancer.

Mixed evidence: Even Harvard clinicians admit PSA can spike from benign enlargement or inflammation, making “false alarms” common.

Harvard Health

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• When a PSA test makes sense, and when another marker (like free-PSA, MRI, or PHI) might be smarter

• Diet, exercise, and toxin-reduction tips that lower PSA naturally

• Root-cause tools for chronic prostate inflammation

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I think the guide is absolutely correct in highlighting that it is an inflammation issue and that things can be done about it such as food and lifestyle.

Dr. Gundry himself says “I **used **to have an enlarged prostate, but when I started on my program, miraculously my prostate shrunk…”

His theory is “I stopped seeding my prostate with bacteria and bacterial particles”. So, like leaky gut, he suspects the prostate is likewise affected by things leaking into it.

At his age, he is definitely an anomaly, so I would say he has stumbled on to something.