hi my father is 76 yrs old .he is having enlarged prostrate. with psa 1.8..two months back he had severe uti with psa 10.with use of antiobiotic it came to 2.5 and now 1.8.at time he was diagnosed diabeties also. his free psa is18. what should we do his prostrate is hard while on dre. dr has suggested mri .can he have prostrate cancer. we r confused and tensed
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. He has high chance of having benign prostatic hyperplasia.  It is very common problem in old man when his prostate glands enlarged due to hormonal change.  His PSA level is not so high, so chance of prostate cancer is very low.  He should go for trans rectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy.  It will give you exact diagnosis whether it is benign prostatic hyperplasia or prostate cancer. Then you should take treatment accordingly. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.