A rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer after all and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, says a large new study. Most men over 50 get PSA blood tests, but they're hugely ...
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 ...
This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. PSA and Testosterone: Are They Linked? Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting ...
News that former President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has revived long-standing questions about the benefits versus the harms of a blood test that screens for the most commonly ...
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have found that the likelihood of prostate cancer overdiagnosis—the detection ...
PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...
“This study adjusted for testosterone levels, which can influence PSA and outcomes, and still found a significant association. This strengthens the argument that PSA response to neoadjuvant therapy is ...
One Memphis man says his world stopped when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer—also known as the silent killer—back in ...