Prostate cancer is a stealthy disease with no attention-grabbing symptoms at first. It’s also a private and sensitive topic that men don’t want to discuss. But for men age 40 and older, it’s a good ...

Although an elevated PSA measurement can indicate prostate cancer, there can be other reasons for elevated levels.

A detectable and rising prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level after radical prostatectomy or a rising PSA above the nadir value after radiation therapy may represent a local failure, distant failure, ...

Investigators compared early oncologic outcomes by staging modality among men diagnosed with very high-risk prostate cancer.

Diagnosing and treating prostate cancer Typically, men are screened for prostate cancer via a prostate-specific antigen blood test — more commonly referred to as a PSA.

It’s important to watch the trend. A PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level under 4 is considered “fairly safe.” A PSA reading over 4 means it’s time to see a urologist for a cancer workup.