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Dear W.D.W.: It is completely understandable to be concerned about a PSA level of 18 ng/mL, but you and your urologist have, ...
I am a healthy 89-year-old United States Army veteran. In August 2017, I was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer and was ...
Data from clinical trials have indicated that PSA is prognostic for outcomes, but little is known about real-world trends.
I am sorry, but it is very likely that the cancer has come back somewhere in your body. However, this is not 100 per cent ...
The test measures the level of PSA, a protein produced by normal as well as malignant prostate gland cells, in the blood. Elevated PSA can be a marker for cancer.
Prostate cancer is a stealthy disease with no attention-grabbing symptoms at first. It’s also a private and sensitive topic that men don’t want to discuss. But for men age 40 and older, it’s a good ...
With Biden's prostate cancer in the news, men may be wondering whether and at what age to be screened. Advice about the value PSA tests has fluctuated. Here's what to know.
The existing PSA test works by monitoring levels of prostate-specific antigen in the blood. It can be used to screen for prostate cancer or monitor the disease’s progression, but some risks and ...
My age is 73, and I’ve had a steadily increasing PSA level for many years. In 2020, the result was 11.8 ng/mL, and it has risen to ...
Not everyone is comfortable with getting periodic blood tests to see if their PSA might be rising and they might indeed need cancer treatment, Seibert acknowledged. But most of his patients do ...