Radical prostatectomy (RP) patients who have a preoperative PSA velocity greater than 0.4 ng/mL per year are 50% less likely to have insignificant disease compared with patients with lower PSA ...
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How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Editor's note: second of two parts; read part one here.. In the first part of our series, we described how PSA is used as a screening tool to help detect prostate cancer in men who don't have symptoms ...
In real-world patients with mHSPC, a PSA cutoff of 0.2 ng/mL after 6 to 12 months of intensified hormone therapy predicts survival outcomes. An absolute PSA level of 0.2 ng/mL or more at 6 to 12 ...
Routine PSA testing is not recommend by the USPSTF for men 70 and older, a group expected to derive little benefit. Similar to trends in the U.S., this U.K. study found that a high number of older men ...
In a population-based cohort study, a single prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurement in men aged 45-70 years effectively identified individuals with low risk for cancer. Men with PSA levels < 1.00 ...
As PSA testing recommendations change and the debate surrounding testing continues, people with a high-risk of prostate cancer and their families need to stay informed. John Salata says he is grateful ...