Reports on a new study which indicates that repeating the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test each year can help physicians make the distinction between cancer or benign enlargement of the prostate gland. Findings of research...
Another test is done on a blood sample to determine the level of a protein (prostate-specific antigen or PSA) produced by prostate cells. The PSA test may indicate a person has a higher chance of having prostate cancer but controversies about the test exist (see following slide). The patien...
Incidence of insignificant prostate cancer using free|[sol]|total PSA: results of a case-finding protocol on 14|[thinsp]|453 patients Incidence of insignificant prostate cancer using free/total PSA: results of a case-finding protocol on 14453 patientsProstate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases... P Pe...
Best Overall PSA Test Labcorp PSA Prostate Cancer Screening Test Price: $69 Type: In-person Sample: Blood Tests for: Prostate cancer and other prostate conditions Results timeline: 1-2 days from when sample arrives at lab The PSA Prostate Cancer Screening Test from Labcorp uses a blood sample...
being tested for prostate cancer overall. For example: ‘I tried not to think about the PSA blood test’ (time-point 1); ‘I tried not to think about going for my biopsy’ (time-point 2); ‘I tried not to think about getting my biopsy results’ (time-point 3) and ‘I tried not...
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"The results in our study are very similar to those obtained in a large European randomized clinical study (ERSPC) thus confirming the effect of PSA testing on the risk of prostate cancer death. However, we have to bear in mind that the decrease in mortality is offset by overtreatment and ...
p pBackground/p pThe role of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing in the early detection of prostate cancer is controversial. Current UK policy stipulates that any man who wishes to have a PSA test should have access to the test, provided he has been given full information about the ben...
cPSA can be an alternative to tPSA as the first screening test. A substantial number of men in Japan with prostate cancer are currently diagnosed with a tPSA value greater than 10.0 ng/mL. 展开 关键词: rickets renal stone hypercalciuria nephrocalcinosis X-linked nephrolithiasis Dent's disease ...
For 20 years, the message has been the same: Get a PSA test every year or two, detect prostate cancer early -- and save your life. Dr. Michael Lefevre helped lead the panel that said the message was wrong. "The problem is that in contrast to the small benefits, a significant number...