Men with a PSA level above the median for their age group are at higher risk for prostate cancer. The concept of what is "normal" enters into nearly every aspect of clinical decision making. For ...
An increase of more than 0.75 ng/mL has also been considered as a cutoff to begin a more thorough workup. However, the PSA ...
I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly physical exam with my ...
NEW ORLEANS – The accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer could be improved by accounting for genetic factors that cause changes in PSA levels that are not associated ...
For decades, it has been known that prostate specific antigen ‒ or PSA ‒ tests are a flawed way to diagnose prostate cancer. Many men have a high PSA without having cancer. Others have low PSA that ...
I’m an outlier in the world of medicine. My PSA level was only 4.0 when I was diagnosed at age 59 with prostate cancer. According to much of the information you’ll find on the Internet, that’s not a ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. When I learned that ...
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