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• Cancer >> The PSA test for prostate cancer >> Age 71-80 >> Interview 34 >> His doctors told him about treatment options, and said he could take part in a trial of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).

He had urinary symptoms for about 5 years, and in February 2005 had a PSA test which was slightly raised. After a biopsy, prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). He recovered quickly from the operation with few side effects and little discomfort.

• Cancer >> The PSA test for prostate cancer >> Age 71-80 >> Interview 34 >> Explains what is meant by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and how it is used to treat prostate cancer.

He had urinary symptoms for about 5 years, and in February 2005 had a PSA test which was slightly raised. After a biopsy, prostate cancer was diagnosed and treated with High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU). He recovered quickly from the operation with few side effects and little discomfort.

• Cancer >> The PSA test for prostate cancer >> Age 51-60 >> Interview 15 >> Had biopsies on two different occasions. He describes how they were done and what they were like.

Having had testicular cancer he wondered if he might be susceptible to prostate cancer and so asked for a PSA test. His PSA was slightly raised, so he was referred to a specialist. A biopsy showed prostate cancer. He is now waiting to have a radical prostatectomy.

• Cancer >> The PSA test for prostate cancer >> Age 61-70 >> Interview 39 >> Says that the biopsy 'wasn't that bad' and that he would have liked to have seen the ultrasound screen during the procedure.

He had lost weight and had erectile problems. In 2004, at his annual check up, he asked for a PSA test, which was slightly raised. After a biopsy he was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and treated with hormones and brachytherapy.