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Men Unlikely to Benefit Are Getting PSA Testing Anyhow
Contrary to recommendations regarding age and PSA screening, over the course of nearly two decades the highest PSA testing ...
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Many men receive frequent prostate cancer tests without symptoms
Current prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing "may not effectively target testing to those most likely to benefit, raising ...
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9 Foods That May Affect PSA Level
P rostate-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 ...
PSA testing remains controversial because it can lead to healthy men being diagnosed and treated unnecessarily ...
Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has found.
Today we learned that President Biden did not have a PSA blood test since 2014, which follows the NIH recommendation that men over 70 should not have the PSA test. In 2019 I was diagnosed at age 75 ...
A 70-year-old man in excellent health opted for annual PSA screening with a primary care physician. His initial PSA value was 8.3 ng/mL; on a repeat test, it was 9.0 ng/mL. A needle biopsy revealed ...
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