The researchers found 13 participants (26%) had a 50% or higher decline in PSA from baseline (PSA50); all were within the homologous recombination repair-positive group (13 of 27; 48%). (HealthDay ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer after all and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, says a large new study. Most men over 50 get PSA blood tests, ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m 77 and have an enlarged prostate. My PSA score has been between 5.2 and 5.9 ng/mL for years. Recently, my internist had me take a PSA test, and it was 9.5 ng/mL. Two weeks later, ...
Come December, as I observe my "pros-mitzvah" -- 13 years on active surveillance (AS) for very low-risk prostate cancer -- I feel I'm at a tipping point. Should I stay the course and keep monitoring ...
DEAR READER: The short answer: Only in certain situations. Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among men, and in an effort to spot it early, doctors have long used the PSA test ...