This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting screened regularly for prostate cancer ...

Editor's note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.When I learned that ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My age is 73, and I’ve had a steadily increasing PSA level for many years. In 2020, the result was 11.8 ng/mL, and it has risen to 17-18 ng/mL, where it has stayed for the past year.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past year has risen slightly from .03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My ...

Stage 2 prostate adenocarcinoma is localized, with a nearly 100% five-year relative survival rate. Diagnosis uses the TNM system, PSA levels, and Gleason score to determine cancer stage and risk.

Dear H.L.: When the PSA level rises after radiation treatment for prostate cancer, there could be some prostate cancer cells that survived the treatment and are growing. The usual threshold to be ...