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PSA Screening of Informed Patients
PSA Screening of Informed Patients
Recently I blogged concern over population-wide research revealing how women, feeling current, economic constraints from their household's loss of income and insurance coverage, are increasingly foregoing screening for cancers and cardiovascular disease. The behavior of women is running counter to medical advice and opinion.
A very different situation looms for men. Controversy rages over who should have the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood scr...
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Expert & Community Posts
What is a Normal PSA? - Ask the Expert
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...troubling or warrant further tests? PSA cut off levels have been debated for many years.... Read more »
Can Sexual Activity before a PSA Test Elevate PSA Level?
By Jay Motola , Health ExpertDear Dr. Motola, Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ... Read more »
Low PSA: Can Your PSA Level Be Too Low?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...tumors that are very high grade may be associated with normal PSA. This occurs because... Read more »
Is it possible to have a normal healthy life with high PSA?
By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert...problem with a high PSA? Is it possible to have a normal healthy life with high PSA? This is a... Read more »
Have the Rules for PSA Testing Changed?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...recent PSA testing. Including these patients with normal PSAs in the non-screened portion of... Read more »
Health Guide
New Early Dectection Method for Prosate Cancer Developed
...exact and many men with elevated PSA levels do not have cancer while some men with prostate cancer have normal PSA levels in their blood. The new blood test measures the protein early prostate... Read more »Octogenarians are Not Too Old for Cancer Surgery
...solely based on age, are available today in Urology. “Increased life expectancy and generally higher levels of wellness, as well as safer forms of anesthesia and less-invasive surgical... Read more »PSA Levels: Normal PSA or Elevated PSA?
...for varying age ranges, but there is not universal agreement about the accuracy of the age-adjusted levels. Many times urologists are faced with the dilemma of the young patient with the... Read more »Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Screening
...following:Men ages 50 to 70 should be offered annual screening. (Some experts believe that men whose PSA levels are under 1.0 and possibly under 2.0 may safely be screened only every two years... Read more »Normal PSA Values
...biopsy. Note: ng/ml = nanograms per milliliter What abnormal results mean Greater-than-normal levels may indicate: Benign prostatic hypertrophy Prostate cancer ... Read more »Images
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