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2. 10 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer, According to Doctors - AOL

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   “Elevated PSA levels can be an indicator of prostate issues, including cancer,” Dr. Spratt. Men without prostate cancer typically have PSA levels of under 4 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL ...

3. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Men with high PSA levels are often recommended to repeat the blood test four to six weeks later, as PSA levels can fluctuate unrelated to prostate cancer. [17] Benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate infection, recent ejaculation, and some urological procedures can increase PSA levels; taking 5α-reductase inhibitors can decrease PSA levels. [15]

4. What Your PSA Test Says About Your Prostate - AOL

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   Several things can cause a high PSA, including prostatitis, benign prostate enlargement, or prostate cancer, Dr. Pohlman says. Recent ejaculation can also increase PSA, Dr. Eilber says. PSA ...

5. Management of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   As noted above, abiraterone is showing some promise in treating advanced-stage prostate cancer. It causes a dramatic reduction in PSA levels and tumor sizes in aggressive advanced-stage prostate cancer for 70% of patients. [47] [48] Chemotherapy may be offered to slow disease progression and postpone symptoms.

6. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Prostate-specific antigen. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland and can be detected in a sample of blood. [14] PSA is present in small quantities in the serum of men with healthy prostates, but is often elevated in the presence of prostate cancer or other prostate disorders. [15]

7. The growing case for doing less: How harmless cancers are ...

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   Until about a decade ago, most low-risk prostate cancer initially detected by PSA-based screening (low-risk is the most common type identified) was treated with surgery or radiation, with both ...