Evaluated criteria for identifying abnormally elevated PSA levels were total PSA level, age-specific PSA level, free-to-total PSA ratio, and PSA velocity: 361 men (37%) would have had positive ...
The article by Thompson et al. has caused significant uproar with regard to the utility of PSA for detecting prostate cancer. A few comments and cautions are warranted. We have long suspected that ...
Prostate cancer has become the most commonly diagnosed cancer in England, so getting checked is important to catch it early.
indicating that PSA screening—if started early (at 50–55 years of age)—seems to markedly reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer.” The relative 'naivety' of the Swedish population to ...
If you have a family history, have risk factors, or if you are Black, you may need to start as early as age 40. Prostate-specific antigen testing serves as a cornerstone in the early detection of ...