Excluding systematic biopsy in favor of MRI-targeted biopsy in men with elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels reduced the probability of detecting clinically insignificant cancers, but at ...

Employing MRI-targeted biopsy instead of systematic biopsy reduces overdiagnosis of low-grade prostate cancer by more than half, although diagnoses may be delayed among a small minority of patients ...

A widely used PSA threshold for recommending prostate biopsy (4.0 ng/mL) has remained unchanged over time despite some calls to lower the threshold, according to researchers. Steven B. Zeliadt, PhD, ...

It may be appropriate to drop cutpoint from 4.0 to 2.0-2.5 ng/mL in men younger than 50 years. Diagnostic PSA levels in men younger than 50 years are significantly lower than guidelines suggest, ...

A prostate cancer screening strategy using MRI with targeted and standard biopsy reduced the detection of clinically insignificant cancers as well as unnecessary biopsies, researchers reported. Such ...

Pre-biopsy MRIs can help doctors diagnose and treat prostate cancer more accurately. Here’s when you should get one.

Salvage radiotherapy (SR) in patients (pts) with prostate cancer (PC) and rising prostate specific antigen (PSA) after radical prostatectomy (RP): Results from a single-center study No significant ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old male in relatively good health. The only prescribed medication I take is 5 mg of amlodipine daily. My issue is my PSA score. In 2004, I had a UTI, and the urologist ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A very healthy male friend in his upper 50s has to make a decision whether to accept or decline his very aggressive urologist’s decision to do a biopsy of his prostate. It seems that ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 74-year-old male in relatively good health. The only ...