On my brothers DRE a hard nodule was felt. His PSA was 3.1 which was up from his previous reading of 2.8. The urologist thought it might be a calcium  encapsulated but after the biopsy he said it wasnt. He said it had a 50 - 50 chance of not being cancer. If it is not cancer what could it be.? My brother is 58 yrs old.
Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. His PSA level is slightly high. PSA more than 4 gives chances of prostate cancer. There are other causes also. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic prostatitis can also give increased PSA. Moreover, Hard nodule can be due to cancer, or it can be calcification in BPH. In BPH corpora amylase also turn in to calcification, so it may not be cancer. He should monitor his PSA level and if needed go for repeat biopsy. Consult your doctor and take treatment accordingly.  Hope I have answered your question, if you have any doubts then contact me at bit.ly/ Chat Doctor. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.