Men from the placebo group whose PSA had never exceeded 4.0 ng/ml, who had never previously undergone a prostate biopsy or transurethral prostate resection, and who had consistently normal results ...

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein the prostate produces from both normal and abnormal cells. The prostate is a ...

In summary, when an asymptomatic man presents with a modestly elevated PSA level (<10 ng/ml) and a normal digital rectal examination, the most appropriate recommendation is to reassure the patient ...

Nov. 16—c ― Dean Festa got lucky when he sought to make a change in his life insurance policy. His insurance agent told him he'd first have to be screened for prostate cancer, which would require him ...

Active surveillance is increasingly chosen for favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer, considering factors like PSA and cancer location. Treatment decisions should involve comprehensive ...

The PSA test also misses some prostate cancers – one in seven men with a normal PSA result actually have the disease. Newer, ...

Routt County resident James Onufrak knew his dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 61, so he worked with his own ...

When I was first in pain, I started-- I pushed myself to do things normally, the way I normally would, thinking it would go back to normal. But I think for me, because my arthritis was so extreme ...

A higher-than-normal PSA level would necessitate further investigation. Festa’s test showed his PSA level was high. Four-and-a-half years later, as he looks back on the surgery and the 40 ...