Dr. Barry W. Goy explains how to interpret PSA levels after prostate cancer treatment and how to manage recurrence based on disease progression. Among patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, ...
November 18, 2008 (Washington, DC) — The use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA).
Prostate-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 ...
Among men with PSA persistence after radical prostatectomy, a higher preoperative PSA surprisingly was linked to lower mortality. Men with PSA persistence and preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL had 31% lower ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly ...
Dear Dr. Roach: My age is 73, and I’ve had a steadily increasing PSA level for many years. In 2020, the result was 11.8 ng/mL, and it has risen to 17-18 ng/mL, where it has stayed for the past year.
The recent FDA approval of the IsoPSA blood test may represent a notable advancement in prostate cancer screening and diagnosis. Developed by Cleveland Diagnostics, the in vitro diagnostic instrument ...
Achieving a PSA nadir of less than 0.2 ng/mL is needed for optimal mCSPC outcomes. For real-world patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), reaching a PSA nadir less than ...