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Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
PSA Testing Found to Reduce Prostate Cancer Mortality
Delicia Honen Yard
August 19, 2010
Deaths from prostate cancer (PCa) fell by almost half after 14 years of biennial screening, according to data from a Swedish study.
PSA Rises More Slowly with Age in Diabetics
Jody A. Charnow
June 03, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO—Men with diabetes experience significantly smaller increases in PSA level as they age compared with non-diabetics, according to findings reported here at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting.
PSA Doubling Time Predicts Survival After PSA Failure
Jody A. Charnow
April 26, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO—PSA doubling time (PSADT) is the most important predictor of 15-year overall survival among men who experience biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, according to a study.
PSA Lower in Aspirin-Using Never Smokers
Jody A. Charnow
April 01, 2010
Aspirin use is associated with lower PSA levels in men who have never smoked, data suggest.
PCA3 Beats PSA in Predicting Prostate Biopsy Outcomes
Jody A. Charnow
March 05, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO—The prostate cancer gene 3 (PCA3) molecular urine test is more accurate than the PSA test in predicting outcomes of repeat biopsies, new findings confirm.
PSA Levels Decline After The Start of Statin Therapy
Jody A. Charnow
January 15, 2010
Onset of statin use is associated with a significant reduction in serum PSA level, data suggest.
PSA Testing Rate Highest in Blacks
Jody A. Charnow
December 15, 2009
A study of a large multiethnic cohort found that African-American men had a higher prevalence of PSA screening than white and Latino men.
Undetectable PSA Possible With Radiation
John Schieszer
December 10, 2009
After a median of 32 months, PSA was undetectable in 12% of patients.
BMI Affects PSA Test Results in Whites
Jody A. Charnow
September 18, 2009
The likelihood of an abnormal finding is 46% lower in obese men than normal-weight men, study shows
PSM Site Predicts PSA Relapse Risk
Jody A. Charnow
September 17, 2009
Positive margins at the prostate base are associated with the worst outcomes.
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BPH News
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Prostatis News
A jury ponders whether an earlier PSA test would have made a difference in man who died from aggressive prostate cancer
Dutasteride May Ease Prostatitis-Related Symptoms
Prostatitis: A Multifaceted and Complex Diagnosis
Study Links CP/CPPS To H. pylori
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