[jyl]

My father (65) was diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. He'd been having PSA checked yearly, and had had prior biopsies over the years. The prior biopsies were negative but not accurate. By his prostate cancer was confirmed, it wasn't as early as you'd have thought given all the precautions he took. He choose aggressive treatment, i.e. immediate surgery. The surgery was long and the tumour was on the larger side. However, it appears to have been successful, no indication the cancer spread. The lesson to me (and you) was, stay on top of this one and even if this biopsy is negative, consider in a few months having another PSA and another biopsy by a different lab. My dad told me there appear to be significant differencies in the quality of different doctors/labs. He goes to UCSF which is apparently very good.