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Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test - NCI Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant, cells of the prostate gland Both prostate cancer and several benign conditions (particularly benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, and prostatitis) can cause PSA levels in the blood to rise The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood This test is used in several different ways: to monitor the
Understanding Prostate Changes - NCI - National Cancer Institute Learn about prostate changes and symptoms that are not cancer, plus risk factors and treatment for prostatitis, enlarged prostate (BPH), prostate cancer Talk with your doctor about prostate cancer screening tests (DRE, PSA)
PSA Velocity Does Not Improve Prostate Cancer Detection A rapid increase in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels is not grounds for automatically recommending a prostate biopsy, according to a study published online February 24, 2011, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
PSMA PET-CT Accurately Detects Prostate Cancer Spread Under the approval, the tracer can be used in PET imaging for prostate cancer that is suspected of having spread to other parts of the body Ga 68 PSMA-11 can also be used in men who have been treated successfully for prostate cancer but, because of elevated PSA levels, their disease is suspected of having returned
Definition of free PSA - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms The amount of the protein prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood that is not attached to other proteins It is compared with the amount of PSA in the blood that is attached to other proteins
Test May Show Whether to Treat Prostate Cancer with Hormones For some men with prostate cancer, a genetic biomarker test called Decipher may help predict whether the cancer will spread to other parts of the body The test could help determine whether hormone therapy, which can cause distressing side effects, is needed
Can a Genomic Test Better Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancer? It’s possible that more African American men are exposed to conditions (such as high levels of air pollution or limited access to healthy foods) and other social determinants of health that lead to biological changes encouraging the development and growth of aggressive prostate cancer, Dr Yamoah explained
Conversation on Prostate Cancer Prevention and Finasteride Because the decision to perform prostate biopsies during the study was based on PSA levels, this may have contributed to increased detection of prostate cancer, in general, and high-grade prostate cancer, in particular, among men receiving finasteride
Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (PCPT): Questions and Answers PSA is a substance made by the prostate gland In 1993, when the PCPT began, men with a PSA level of 4 0 ng mL or less were considered to be at very low risk of prostate cancer To further reduce the chance that a man might enter the trial with an early, undiagnosed prostate cancer, a cutoff level of 3 0 ng mL was chosen
Prostate Cancer Screening - NCI Prostate cancer screening may help detect prostate cancer, but remains controversial as it has not been shown to reduce deaths from prostate cancer Learn more about prostate cancer screening, including the potential benefits and harms, in this expert-reviewed summary