Several factors may cause your PSA levels to vary, such as: Your age Your general health condition Your personal and family medical history The size of your prostate (for instance, BPH is an enlargement of the prostate gland that happens in many people as they get older, and it can also ...
Men with elevated PSA levels were referred for urological evaluation.Of 534 men studied, 17% were white, 50% black, and 24% Latino; median age was 53 years (range 49-80); 74% were sexually active; 27% reported sex with men; 66% smoked cigarettes currently and 24% in the past; 16%...
When you get treatment -- whether it's chemo, hormone therapy, a vaccine, or a combination -- your PSA levels should drop and stay low. If you have surgery to remove your prostate, you will likely have undetectable PSA levels after a couple of months. Sometimes, a very low level of P...
Men with PSA levels above the median had a significantly increased risk for prostate cancer in the 40 to 49 group (OR = 7.3; 95% CI, 2.4-21.8), 50 to 54 group (OR = 7.6; 95% CI, 3.4-17.2) and 55 to 59 group (OR = 10.1...
Results:Significant positive correlations between lesion size and SUVmax were found in pelvic lymph node metastases > 5 -≤15 mm (Spearmans rho = 0.502, p = 0.002) as well as in extrapelvic lymph node metastases5 mm (rho = 0.314, p = 0.033) and > 5 ≤-15 mm (rho = 0.614, p <...
Age-Adjusted PSA Levels in Prostate Cancer Prediction: Updated Results of the Tyrol Prostate Cancer Early Detection Program.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134134To reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies in patients with benign prostatic disease, however, without missing significant PCa the present study ...
When men had PSA levels of 4.0 ng/mL or greater, they and their clinicians were informed; community physicians coordinated diagnostic evaluations and treatments. The PLCO trial has been characterized as comparing the effectiveness of organized vs opportunistic screening,40 because during the screening ...
Prevalence of Prostate Cancer Among Men with Normal PSA LevelsProstate CancerNew England Journal of Medicine
There is little information on the utility of biopsy for men with lower PSA values.CarterH.BallentineEBSCO_AspNew England Journal of MedicineCarter HB: Prostate cancers in men with low PSA levels - must we find them? N Engl J Med 2004;350:2292-2294....
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