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, ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother's new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...
Hormone therapy initiation depends on disease extent; some agents avoid testosterone flare, allowing ADT without Casodex in certain cases. Active surveillance is increasingly chosen for favorable ...
PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF YOU’VE NEVER had a prostate cancer screening, you may worry that it will be embarrassing and ...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing may not accurately pinpoint levels at which transgender women on estrogen therapy may be at risk of developing prostate cancer, according to data from the ...
Medicare covers one annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for people with prostates if they meet the eligibility guidelines and the test is medically necessary. Medicare typically covers one ...
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 ...
A research team from the Department of Surgery and the Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has demonstrated that ...