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 ...
A more accurate way to predictprostate canceris to also look for a second form of PSA called free PSA. The name comes from the fact that free PSAs flow through your blood solo, without being attached to other proteins as are regular PSAs. The ratio of your free PSAs to your overall PSA...
It causes stress in your own mind and body as well as in your relationships with friends and family. Cancer treatments can make it hard to do the things you’ve always done as a human being, a parent, or an employee. There’s nothing in your daily existence that cancer doesn’t touch...
What PSA level indicates BPH? High PSA levels do not always mean that you have prostate cancer or any other prostate problem. Many factors can affect your PSA levels. Therefore, your doctor won’t consider your PSA level on its own. There is no specific normal or abnormal level of PSA...
What is the best cutoff value of PSA in detection of prostate cancerHakan Gemalmaz
What is PSA velocity? The amount by which the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels rise in a year is called PSA velocity. Thus, if the initial PSA reading is about 10 ng/mL and it rises rapidly year on year, this can point to early-stage prostate cancer. Most research indicates that...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. This test measures the level ofPSAin your blood. A high level may be a sign of prostate cancer. Who Should Get a Prostate Exam? Not all medical institutions agree on when you should begin screening (routine testing) forprostate canceror even if ...
How is prostate cancer diagnosed and treated?If your blood test detects high PSA levels, your primary care provider may refer you to a urologist for further evaluation, where additional imaging and/or a biopsy of the prostate may be performed. During a biopsy, a thin needle is inserted into...
If your PSA is elevated, other tests may help decide if a biopsy is needed. If cancer is suspected, a biopsy can confirm it, and a wide range of approaches can be considered: from active surveillance (just monitoring the tests and seeing if the cancer grows), to zapping only the par...
Cancer cells sometimes release special chemicals into the bloodstream, like prostate-specific-antigen (PSA), which can be used to help your doctor make a cancer diagnosis. Tumour markers are substances found in abnormal quantity, usually when there is the presence of a type of tumor or cancer ...