Daryl Wilber had his gallbladder removed due to painful gallstones. The regular post-op appointments showed high PSA levels, which led to a prostate biopsy.
There is no single, diagnostic test for prostate cancer and PSA tests are not routinely used to screen healthy men because ...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men after skin cancer, with approximately 1 in 8 men diagnosed in their ...
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9 Dos and Don'ts Before a PSA Test

Ensure accurate PSA test results with these 9 tips. Learn what to do before a PSA test to improve reliability, including managing medications, exercise, and more.
Contrary to recommendations regarding age and PSA screening, over the course of nearly two decades the highest PSA testing ...
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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 ...
Current prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing "may not effectively target testing to those most likely to benefit, raising concerns about overtesting" warn researchers from the University of Oxford ...
Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has found.
Patients with PsA have a higher prevalence of MetS compared with members of the general population and individuals with other inflammatory arthropathies.
This early stage is often detected through routine screenings, such as a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a digital rectal exam (DRE), before any symptoms arise. Because the disease is ...
Patients with D2T-PsA can be stratified into inflammatory and noninflammatory phenotypes, with the former linked to higher sonographic activity.