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).
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.
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.
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.
Tests and Procedures Used to Diagnose Cancer - NCI
2023年1月17日 · High or low levels of certain substances in your body can be a sign of cancer. So lab tests of your blood, urine, and other body fluids that measure these substances can help doctors make a diagnosis. However, abnormal lab results are not a sure sign of cancer.
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 …
Prostate Cancer Treatment - NCI - National Cancer Institute
2024年12月20日 · The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is at least 10 but less than 20 and the Grade Group is 1; OR cancer is found in more than one-half of one side of the prostate or in both sides of the prostate.
White Button Mushroom Supplement for the Reduction of PSA …
This phase II trial studies how well white button mushroom supplement works in reducing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in patients with prostate cancer that has come back (recurrent) or has favorable risk and has not undergone any therapy (therapy naive).
Muscadine Plus in Treating Rising PSA Levels in Men Carrying a …
PSA test can monitor patients with a history of prostate cancer to see if the cancer has come back. This phase III trial studies how well MPX works in treating rising prostate-specific antigen levels (PSA) in men, following initial therapy for prostate cancer compared to …