PSA test results after age 65 provide key information on men’s risk for metastatic prostate cancer and cancer death, study findings suggest.

High levels of PSA do not always mean cancer. And normal levels of PSA do not guarantee cancer is not present. “What’s crucial for men is having a baseline.

It is also possible for prostate cancer patients to have normal PSA levels. However, new tests developed in Britain may take the accuracy level to well over 90 per cent.

In the US, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men – but experts can’t agree about testing ...

A DRE alone isn’t as effective as the PSA for detecting prostate cancer, Dr. Feng says. “However, it can sometimes identify cancers in men who have normal PSA levels.” ...

Additionally, not all prostate cancers cause elevated PSA levels. Some aggressive cancers may produce normal PSA results.

Despite Junkins’ normal PSA levels and no family history of prostate cancer, an MRI was recommended due to the enlarged prostate. The MRI revealed a 1.4-centimeter lesion, leading to a biopsy that ...

Men with slightly higher PSA levels -- between 1.1 and 2 nanograms -- had a 98.8 percent chance of having a normal PSA level the following year. Such men can safely opt to have the test every ...