Prostate Test Needed for Men after Age 50Dear Ann Landers: Please print something again about theimportance of having a PSA...By Landers
Consequently, many men who have a PSA test (and their physicians) may be left to cope with uncertain results. Increases in negative mood have been found in studies of women with abnormal but benign results for breast (Lowe et al, 1999;Aro et al, 2000) and ovarian (Andrykowski et al, ...
"If a man has had a biopsy before, the test works even better," he added. That scenario might occur if a patient's PSA test numbers begin to rise over time. “In those men who have had a biopsy before and are being considered for another biopsy, MPS2 will identify half of those w...
Multiparametric MRI of the prostate is now recommended as the initial diagnostic test for men presenting with suspected prostate cancer, with a negative MRI enabling safe avoidance of biopsy and a positive result enabling MRI-directed sampling of lesions. The diagnostic pathway consists of several step...
Data was compared using Chi-Square test. RESULTS: Median values from data of men's ages, IPSS, QOL and PSA were 63 years, 11, 2, and 1.23 ng/ml, respectively. 9 of 200 patients (4.5%) were found to have prostate adenocarcinoma on biopsy. Most of the cancer cases showed a localized...
The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer also calls for more research involving men of different ethnicities, especially those of West African descent.
Although sexual changes after prostate cancer (PCa) have specific meanings and consequences for gay and bisexual (GB) men, little is known about how GB men navigate sexual well-being support. We surveyed 124 GB men with PCa and 21 male partners, and interviewed a sub-sample of 46 GB men ...
PSA screening for prostate cancer is a controversial issue around the world. In this article the authors describe the situation in North America where screening is not being advised. They argue that patients should be tested and that men... E Wibowo,PF Schellhammer,JE Montie,... - 《Trends...
For most people assigned male at birth (AMAB) at average risk, discussions about screening begin at age 50. However, some doctors recommend that people with a higher chance of prostate cancer, such as African-American men or those with a family history of prostatecancer,start screening earlier...
76% of GPs reported having performed a PSA test for an asymptomatic man at least once in the previous three months, with 13% reported having tested more than five men in this period. A majority of GPs reported they would do a PSA test for men presenting with a family history and ...