Editor's note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.When I learned that ...

THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

Dr. Khurshid Guru answers the question: 'Checking PSA Levels After Surgery?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: How often will my PSA be checked after surgery? Answer: The PSA is a test which is required to ...

CHICAGO—The American Urological Association (AUA) recommends that PSA testing should be offered to well-informed men aged 40 years and older who have a life expectancy of at least 10 years. This ...

PSA blood test A study of 400,887 men in an integrated health system, the first to evaluate various PSA screening intervals and age groups, concluded that yearly screening is the interval of choice.

* Higher PSA levels at 65-69 linked to greater prostate cancer mortality after 70 * 80% of prostate cancer deaths after age 70 occurred in men with PSA (and) #8805;2.0 ng/mL //at 65-69 * Low PSA ...