Editorial. Discusses the role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in detecting prostate cancer. Paradoxes of prostate cancer; Responses of scholars due to the increase in detection and treatment of prostate cancer; Discussion of the recommendations by Gann et al regarding PSA.Lange...
Checking for prostate cancer. Your doctor has prescribed PROSCAR for BPH and not for treatment of prostate cancer — but a man can have BPH and prostate cancer at the same time. Your doctor may continue checking for prostate cancer while you take PROSCAR. About Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA...
• PSA – Prostate Specific Antigen blood test and • DRE - Digital Rectal Examination How Prostate Cancer Spreads Prostate cancer mostly spreads to the bones and lymph nodes. It can spread to other different parts also. Almost all of the cancers are adenocarcinomas, means they develop from ...
About Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA). Your doctor may have done a blood test called PSA. Your doctor is aware that terazosin capsules do not affect PSA levels. You may want to ask your doctor more about this if you have had a PSA test done. What you should know while taking terazosin...
digital rectal exam (DRE) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA). DRE involves checking your prostate for signs of cancer through the rectum, while PSA measures the PSA level in the blood. Talk to your doctor about the exams and what needs to be done if you’re found to have prostate cancer...
The most common screening tool for prostate cancer is the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. This is a simple blood test that measures the presence of PSA circulating in your bloodstream. This test is usually the first step in any prostate cancer diagnosis. ...
Study on Interpretation of Quantitative Results of Prostate-specific Antigen Using Information Theory information of the quantitative results transformed into Shannon's entropy (S) that represents uncertainties and then "1-S" representing diagnostic certainty... Hwang, Sang-Hyun,Oh, Heung-Bum,T Pyo,....
What If I Don't Treat My PSA-Detected Prostate Cancer? Answers from Three Natural History Models Making an informed decision about treating a prostate cancer detected after a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test requires knowledge about disease... R Gulati,EM Wever,A Tsodikov,... - ...
How reliable are digital rectal exams andprostatespecific antigen (PSA) tests? What stage is mycancerin, and what does that mean for my prognosis? What are the costs, benefits, and risks of each treatment option that's appropriate for me?
• About Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA).Your doctor may have done a blood test called PSA for the screening of prostate cancer. Because finasteride tablets USP decreases PSA levels, you should tell your doctor(s) that you are taking finasteride tablets USP. Changes in PSA levels will need ...