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 ...
A new strategy proposed by an international team of experts would limit the use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for screening tor prostate cancer to men who are younger than 70 years and ...
After surgical removal of the prostate to treat prostate cancer, clinicians monitor prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At any given PSA level, Black men are more likely than white men to harbor prostate cancer, according to ...
A 70-year-old man in excellent health opted for annual PSA screening with a primary care physician. His initial PSA value was 8.3 ng/mL; on a repeat test, it was 9.0 ng/mL. A needle biopsy revealed ...
Biochemical recurrence is when your PSA level starts to rise after finishing prostate cancer treatment, and it may sometimes indicate metastatic disease. Biochemical recurrence is a term for when your ...
Medicare covers one annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for people with prostates if they meet the eligibility guidelines and the test is medically necessary. Medicare typically covers one ...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein made by the prostate gland. A high PSA level could be a sign of an enlarged prostate, inflammation called prostatitis, or prostate cancer. The PSA test ...
Among men with PSA persistence after radical prostatectomy, a higher preoperative PSA surprisingly was linked to lower mortality. Men with PSA persistence and preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL had 31% lower ...