Melanoma: The most dangerous form of skin cancer, a malignancy of the melanocyte, the cell that produces pigment in the skin.
Statistically, the probability of having a prostate cancer present with a PSA of between 4 and 10 is around 22 per cent. Once the PSA level rises above 10, the probability goes up to the order of 64 per cent.
My uncle had his biopsy yesterday and they took 12 cores. His prostate was normal size and the doctor said he did not see anything unusual via the ultrasound. When asked if that was a good sign he said he wished he could say it was but we won't know anything until the results come back in 2 weeks. If he finds out sooner he will call.