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Young Men at Risk Not Getting PSA Screenings
August 12, 2008 – 12:13 pm | No Comment

Duke University Medical Center’s Prostate Center has just released the outcome of their survey that explored the prevalence of PSA screening tests in men younger than 50.  A recent study suggesting men who are not …

PSA Levels Becoming Less Predictive
March 10, 2008 – 9:34 pm | No Comment

Modern biopsy techniques appear to have made Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing less useful in men with a normal digital rectal exam. PSA testing has been commonly used to help physicians detect prostate cancer. Although …

Obese Men Have Lower PSA
February 21, 2008 – 11:13 am | No Comment

A study done by Duke University Medical Center researchers found that overweight or obese men had lower concentrations of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in their blood than normal weight men. PSA is a protein released into …

PSA test could predict Prostate Cancer
February 20, 2008 – 6:03 pm | No Comment

Scientists may have found a better way to predict the eventual onset of prostate cancer. Men who have not yet reached the age of 50 can now be tested with a single PSA test …