ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

Dr. Barry W. Goy explains how to interpret PSA levels after prostate cancer treatment and how to manage recurrence based on disease progression. Among patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers that occur in men. While it can be life-threatening, the disease is treatable, and the earlier it is detected, the better the treatment outcome.

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, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - On average, men's levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decrease as their body mass index (BMI) rises, a new study shows. PSA is a marker for prostate cancer risk when ...

Image of PSA screening. Black men have a higher risk of prostate cancer at younger ages and lower PSA values than White men, a new study suggests. Black men have a higher risk of prostate cancer at ...

Wolinsky is a Chicago-based medical journalist and publisher of The Active Surveillor, a Substack newsletter that covers lower-risk prostate cancer and active surveillance. In 2002, at age 55, I ...