Prostate cancer is surprisingly prevalent in men with serum PSA levels that are considered by many clinicians to be in the normal range (i.e. ≤4.0 ng/ml). Levels <4.0 ng/ml can be predictive of ...
Among men with abnormal levels by any criterion (except PSA velocity), 40% to 55% of those who did not develop documented prostate cancer in the interim exhibited subsequent normal values.
In summary, when an asymptomatic man presents with a modestly elevated PSA level (<10 ng/ml) and a normal digital rectal examination, the most appropriate recommendation is to reassure the patient ...
Impact of Disease questionnaire (PsAID-12) scores were associated with treatment escalation, physicians primarily relied on ...
A PSA level in the range above that of normal may indicate either prostate cancer, benign prostate enlargement or prostate infection. Getting a PSA test as part of an annual physicalâ especial ...
Previous studies have shown that there is an association between serum PSA level and prostate volume in men without prostate cancer. Most of these studies, however, were performed in Western ...