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Jay Motola

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posted 03/27/2009, comment (1)

Have the Rules for PSA Testing Changed?

A series of studies were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine that question the efficacy of widespread PSA testing for the early detection of prostate cancer. One study, The European Randomized Study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC Trial), involved 182,000 men in Europe. An American study from the Prostate, Lung... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/19/2009, comments (2)

PSA Screening May Not Decrease Prostate Cancer Deaths

Many news outlets including The New York Times and Washington Post are reporting on the results of two new studies that show PSA testing may be doing little to save lives. In fact, the evidence suggests that although prostate cancer screening with PSA tests may catch more cases in the early stages, this only leads to invasive, unnecessary... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/18/2009, comments (3)

Can Sexual Activity before a PSA Test Elevate PSA Level?

Dear Dr. Motola, Can sexual activity just before a PSA blood test make PSA results jump from 2 to 12? PSA testing immediately after sexual activity remains controversial. The most widely held belief is that patients should wait 3 days after sexual activity prior to obtaining a PSA, however some recent... Read more Chevron

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martin flannery

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posted 12/22/2008, comments (0)

Follow-up biopsies after original diagnosis of early stage adenocarcinoma

About 9 months ago you suggested that after a finding of early stage adenocarcinoma in a single lobe that I repeat a biopsy after a year to see if tumor volume is increasing. In two weeks I am having my fourth blood draw after the original finding of cancer. The high P.S.A. level a year ago was 4.03 with... Read more Chevron

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TH

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posted 11/24/2008, comment (1)

My Story - After Prostate Surgery

I don't know how typical my situation is. Since I was diagnosed seven months ago, I've read everything I could find on the subjects of prostate cancer; diagnosis, surgery and recovery. On the topic of recovery, there are many "worse case" stories out there so I thought my story might balance things a bit. I probably should mention I've had BPH... Read more Chevron

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