A 55-year-old Caucasian man presents to his GP with questions on a recent news article that he has read on prostate cancer screening. As he has a family history of the disease (his father and uncle were both diagnosed with the disease in their 70s), he wishes to undergo screening for ...
Washington—Clinicians need to brace themselves for another round in the protracted debate over the value of routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. A new study from Stanford University School of Medicine contends that PSA scores between 2 ng/mL and 9 ng/mL are "clinically useless" i...
Materials and Methods A sample of 74 men from 50 to 80 years old was selected for the study. They were free of prostate cancer, had not undergone prostate surgery or taken medications known to alter androgen levels. Patients were measured and weighted, blood tests from complete blood count ...
and normally, only very small levels of PSA are found in serum. Elevated levels may be found in men with prostate cancer, along with other benign conditions, such as benign prostatic
Prostate-specific antigen velocity (PSAV) risk count improves the specificity of screening for clinically significant prostate cancer[J]. BJU Int, 2012,109(4):508-514. 返回引文位置Google Scholar 百度学术 万方数据 [5] Tang P , Du W , Xie K ,et al. Transition zone PSA density improves ...
Carsten Stephan Received: 13 September 2016; Accepted: 14 October 2016; Published: 26 October 2016 Abstract: Prostate specific antigen (PSA) remains the most used biomarker in the management of early prostate cancer (PCa), in spite of the problems related to false positive results and overdiagnosi...
High PSAs may be suggestive of prostate cancer, but they don't always mean cancer is present. Other things can also cause high PSAs. 4 Prostate Problems You Should Be Aware Of Challenges in Prostate Cancer Screening The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer....
Understanding Prostate Cancer: Risks, Symptoms and Management Did you know that prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cancer among American men following skin cancer? With over 160,000 new cases reported each year, the Am...
One study found that free PSA levels as a percentage of total PSA may be the best way to diagnose prostate cancer. Reasons for Low Free PSA Levels Research has found several things that may play a role in your free PSA count. Race and ethnicity. White and Asian men are more likely to...
this statistically valid double-blind randomised controlled trial has demonstrated a significant short-term effect on PSA and is food for thought for men living with prostate cancer, 50–70% of whom are reported to have taken 'over-the-counter' supplements.47 The favourable effect on PSA progress...