NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most older men with prostate cancer found by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and biopsies opted for treatment in a new study - even if signs pointed to their disease ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother’s new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...
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What is a PSA test and how is it used?
In this two-part series, we'll describe the PSA test-- how it's used, and how doctors perform next steps in the event of an abnormal reading. Our first post addresses PSA screening for prostate cancer ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 74-year-old male in relatively good health. The only prescribed medication I take is 5 mg of amlodipine daily. My issue is my PSA score. In 2004, I had a UTI, and the urologist ...
Opportunistic prostate cancer screening can lead to overdiagnosis of indolent diseases and invasive procedures. A cohort study suggested that a low baseline PSA level in midlife was associated with a ...
Should men routinely get a blood test that can detect prostate cancer before symptoms develop? A federal panel this week said the commonly used procedure, called a PSA test, causes more harm than good ...
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