NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - On average, men's levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decrease as their body mass index (BMI) rises, a new study shows. PSA is a marker for prostate cancer risk when ...
A new British study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, long used to spot prostate cancers, might lead to overdiagnosis in Black men. Researchers now theorize that Black men may ...
ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...
Mr. Green, a 50-something businessman was asking a question I find myself answering on a surprisingly regular basis: “So, my ...
During September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, MidLantic Urology is reminding men of a critical point. It's 0.75. If your PSA increases by 0.75 in 1 year, it could be prostate cancer, and it’s ...
“For localised prostate cancer, treatment options include surgery or radiotherapy. Both give equivalent cure rates,” Dr Komen ...
Doctor talking to patient; Source: Getty Images Investigators identified a subgroup of older men, however, who may benefit from continued prostate cancer screening. The risk of dying from prostate ...
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 ...
PSA testing has dropped significantly in middle-aged men after a 2012 recommendation that all men should not be routinely screened for prostate cancer, according to a new study published in the ...
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a randomized phase III clinical trial called RECIPROCAL (Alliance ...