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Early Detection of Prostate Cancer: AUA SUO Guideline (2023) The target population was persons without a diagnosis of prostate cancer undergoing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, or patients without prostate cancer who have a suspicious finding indicating possible clinically significant prostate cancer and are undergoing or considering an initial or repeat biopsy
Your PSA is Elevated, What Happens Next? - The Urology Group Your PSA is Elevated, What Happens Next? June 20, 2012 When it comes to maintaining your good health, fewer things in life promise better odds than preventive care So what happens next if you’ve dutifully gotten your PSA screening, only to learn that your PSA levels are elevated?
PSA Monitoring and Detecting Recurrence | Prostate Cancer . . . After initial treatment for localized prostate cancer is complete, the next phase in the process is monitoring for a recurrence, or a regrowth of the cancer cells somewhere in your body Monitoring for recurrence typically involves PSA testing, which is repeated every 3–6 months for the first 3–5 years, then yearly after that This may vary based on extent of disease and physician
What Does a Urologist Do If Your PSA Is Elevated? Elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels don’t always mean there are prostate problems like prostate cancer or an enlarged prostate PSA levels in men can fluctuate throughout the month A urologist will want to perform another PSA test about four to six weeks after the first test along with some additional tests to diagnose the issue
Raised PSA | The British Association of Urological Surgeons . . . PSA levels can fluctuate so, if your PSA is raised, your doctor may repeat your blood test, to be sure that the value is still above normal limits, before arranging further investigations; There is no "normal" level of PSA, but there are guidelines that doctors use to identify men at risk of prostate cancer, based on their PSA result
What to do if your PSA levels are elevated - UC Health Understand what a PSA is and means PSA test measures the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a man’s blood Made by the prostate, it is normal for a man to have some PSA in his blood When there is a higher than normal amount of PSA in the bloodstream, it may indicate there is an issue with the prostate Possible causes of an elevated PSA include prostate cancer, an infection in the prostate