A PSA test measures nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/mL) of blood. But if you have no symptoms, the usual guidelines for total PSA levels are: Safe. Zero to 2.0 ng/mL. Your chance of prostate cancer is very low. Checking your free PSA level may be unneeded. Safe for most. Bel...
If the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is less than 10, it is most likely slow growing. Stage II cancer: This stage of cancer is still localized but is more advanced than stage I. In stage II, the cells are less normal than stage I and may grow more rapidly. Stage IIA means that ...
prostate cancerPSAscreeningAuthor information: (1)RE Reiter is Professor of Urology in the Department of Urology and the Molecular Biology Institute, and B Shurtleff is a Resident in the Department of Urology, at the Geffen School of Medicine-UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA....
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a blood test to check PSA levels. These levels may be increased if you have prostate cancer. A biopsy is used to take a sample of your prostate gland to be tested for cancer. The sample may also help healthcare providers determine the stage of your can...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are markers for prostate cancer. With biochemical recurrence (BCR), “prostate cancer has come back in the form of a PSA rise by itself, but the cancer is not visible on any imaging,” explains oncologist Rana R. McKay, M.D., associate professor of...
To document current Australian management of asymptomatic prostate cancer patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) relapse after radical treatment or considered unsuitable for radical treatment. Four case scenarios—postprostatectomy PSA relapse, postradiotherapy (RT) with a slow or a rapidly rising ...
The PSA levels above 10.0 ng/mL should be urgently discussed with your doctor because these are associated with a 50 percent chance of having prostate cancer. The levels from 0.25 ng/mL to 4 ng/mL along with symptoms of prostate enlargement (urinary retention, ejaculation problems, and inabilit...
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As seen in the table a small number of men with a low PSA level may still have prostate cancer although this is usually likely to be at a very early stage. A normal result for a man over 55 can be reassuring as it indicates you are unlikely to have an aggressive cancer at the time...
There are limitations to using PSA testing to screen for prostate cancer, since this protein is made by both BPH (an enlarged prostate) and cancerous prostate tissue. Since both BPH and prostate cancer lead to increasing levels of PSA, there are concerns PSA screening leads to overdiagnosis ...