Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test - NCI - National Cancer Institute
What is done if a screening test shows an elevated PSA level? What are some of the potential benefits and harms of the PSA test for prostate cancer screening? How is the PSA test used in people who have been treated for prostate cancer?
Understanding Prostate Changes and Conditions - National …
2024年5月8日 · Learn about prostate changes and symptoms that are not cancer, plus risk factors and treatment for prostatitis, enlarged prostate (BPH), prostate cancer. Talk with your doctor about prostate cancer screening tests (DRE, PSA).
Definition of PSA test - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
A laboratory test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) found in the blood. PSA is a protein made by the prostate gland. The amount of PSA may be higher in men who have prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or infection or inflammation of the prostate.
Prueba del antígeno prostático específico (PSA)
La prueba del PSA se usa para medir la concentración del PSA en la sangre. Para esta prueba, se envía una muestra de sangre a un laboratorio para su análisis. Los resultados en general se indican en nanogramos de PSA por mililitro de sangre (ng/ml).
Conversation on Prostate Cancer Prevention and Finasteride
2019年5月13日 · Because the decision to perform prostate biopsies during the study was based on PSA levels, this may have contributed to increased detection of prostate cancer, in general, and high-grade prostate cancer, in particular, among men receiving finasteride.
Prostate Cancer, Nutrition, and Dietary Supplements (PDQ®)
By the end of the study, serum PSA levels had almost doubled in 12 of the 17 patients, and 5 of 17 patients had achieved PSA stabilization. Although this was a small study without a control group, the results suggest that lycopene may not be …
Prostate Cancer Screening | Cancer Trends Progress Report
The percentage of men aged 55 to 69 years who reported having had a PSA test within the past year, by race/ethnicity, income, education level, and age. This provides information about the use of PSA testing in the population.
Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Fact Sheet - NCI
Hormone therapy is standard treatment for those who have a symptomatic recurrence (as documented by CT, MRI, PSMA PET scan, or bone scan) and may also be recommended for some people who have a "biochemical recurrence" (a rise in prostate-specific antigen [PSA] level after treatment with surgery or radiation), especially if the PSA level is ...
PSA Velocity Does Not Improve Prostate Cancer Detection
2011年2月24日 · Researchers looked at whether a PSA velocity above the 0.35 ng/ml per year threshold—when added to a standard risk model that includes age, PSA level, DRE result, family history of prostate cancer, and history of a prior prostate biopsy—improved the …
Genetically adjusted PSA levels for prostate cancer screening.
Genetically adjusted PSA was more predictive of aggressive prostate cancer (odds ratio (OR) = 3.44, P = 6.2 × 10-14, area under the curve (AUC) = 0.755) than unadjusted PSA (OR = 3.31, P = 1.1 × 10-12, AUC = 0.738) in 106 cases and 23,667 controls.