Men with a PSA level above the median for their age group are at higher risk for prostate cancer. The concept of what is "normal" enters into nearly every aspect of clinical decision making. For ...

While a PSA of 12.9 ng/ml does raise concern, it does not automatically mean cancer, noted Dr Saraf. “The risk depends on age ...

I’m an outlier in the world of medicine. My PSA level was only 4.0 when I was diagnosed at age 59 with prostate cancer. According to much of the information you’ll find on the Internet, that’s not a ...

This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. PSA and Testosterone: Are They Linked? Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting ...

For decades, it has been known that prostate specific antigen ‒ or PSA ‒ tests are a flawed way to diagnose prostate cancer. Many men have a high PSA without having cancer. Others have low PSA that ...

Biochemical recurrence is when your PSA level starts to rise after finishing prostate cancer treatment, and it may sometimes indicate metastatic disease. Biochemical recurrence is a term for when your ...

The concept of normal becomes a bit less unwieldy when considered in context. In point of fact, to define “‘normal’ requires a context,” says Robert G. Uzzo, MD, FACS, chairman of the Department of ...