While top medical centers have developed best practices to reduce unwarranted biopsies, these are not practiced by all doctors. These best practices allow doctors to detect many progressing cancers early by using lower cutoff points (in some cases, 2.5 instead of 4), as well as incorporating additional information beyond the PSA result alone.
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Top medical centers such as the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF), Johns Hopkins and Duke University have published best practices to enable doctors to detect many progressing cancers earlier and with reduced risk of unwarranted biopsies and overtreatment. These practices include using lower PSA cutoffs as well as considering a variety of other factors to evaluate the risk and treatment options such as digital rectal exams, follow-up tests,
Free PSAA protein produced by the prostate that circulates freely in the blood, in contrast to PSA, which is bound to blood proteins. Taken together, both PSA and Free PSA measurements give a more accurate picture of a patient’s risk for prostate cancer than PSA alone. tests and tests for other
prostateA donut-shaped gland the size and shape of a walnut
that surrounds the upper portion of the male urethra.
Its main function is to produce part of the fluid that
makes up semen. conditions.
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