NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - On average, men's levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decrease as their body mass index (BMI) rises, a new study shows. PSA is a marker for prostate cancer risk when ...

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 ...

ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

PSA levels measured at age 60 predict a man’s lifetime risk of metastasis and death from prostate cancer (PCa), according to a study published online in the British Medical Journal. Hans Lilja, MD, ...

Upon reviewing repeated prostate cancer screenings, researchers observed the absence of suspicious MRI findings in over 86% of men who had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of 3 ng/mL or higher ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting screened regularly for prostate cancer ...

Among men with PSA persistence after radical prostatectomy, a higher preoperative PSA surprisingly was linked to lower mortality. Men with PSA persistence and preoperative PSA >20 ng/mL had 31% lower ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia, with about 26,000 men diagnosed per year. The majority (more than 85%) are aged over 60. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Achieving a PSA nadir of less than 0.2 ng/mL is needed for optimal mCSPC outcomes. For real-world patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), reaching a PSA nadir less than ...

Investigators evaluated the benefit of leuprorelin immediately after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer in patients with undetectable PSA levels.