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9 Foods That May Affect PSA Level

P rostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein made by the prostate gland. A high PSA level could be a sign of an enlarged prostate, inflammation called prostatitis, or prostate cancer. The PSA test ...
Yahoo

What Your PSA Test Says About Your Prostate

THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...
News Medical on MSN

Prostate testing may not target those most likely to benefit, warn experts

Current prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing "may not effectively target testing to those most likely to benefit, raising ...

Prostate cancer diagnoses rise by 10pc in a year

Prostate cancer diagnoses have risen by almost a tenth in a year. Some 58,218 men in England were diagnosed with the disease last year – up by almost 5,000 on the year before – official data has ...
MedPage Today on MSN

Men Unlikely to Benefit Are Getting PSA Testing Anyhow

Contrary to recommendations regarding age and PSA screening, over the course of nearly two decades the highest PSA testing ...
Labroots

Association between Prostate Cancer, Elevated PSA, and Race

Compared to White men, Black men have a higher risk of developing prostate cancer. Additionally, Black men have a greater risk than White men of prostate cancer mortality. Asian men have a lower risk ...
phillyvoice.com

A 0.75 increase in PSA could mean prostate cancer

During September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, MidLantic Urology is reminding men of a critical point. It's 0.75. If your PSA increases by 0.75 in 1 year, it could be prostate cancer, and it’s ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Some men don't realize they're not getting yearly PSA tests for prostate cancer detection

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s diagnosis of prostate cancer has specialists reminding everyone about the importance of early detection. But, many men are still not getting the ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

New urine test may help men with elevated PSA levels avoid unnecessary biopsies

ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say

Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say - The PSA test measures the amount of a protein made by prostate gland cells and can indicate cancer.
Medscape

Is MRI Screening Unnecessarily High in Prostate Cancer?

Upon reviewing repeated prostate cancer screenings, researchers observed the absence of suspicious MRI findings in over 86% of men who had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of 3 ng/mL or higher ...