While top medical centers have developed best practices to reduce unwarranted biopsies, these are not practiced by all doctors. Every doctor should be able to offer you these best practices.
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The
American Urology Association and leading urology departments use other information (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, tests for other prostate conditions, etc.) to help determine the cause of an elevated PSA score before resorting to a
biopsyA test done to determine the presence of cancer by removing small samples of tissue from an individual’s organ to examine them under a microscope.. The websites for the
University of California, San Francisco,
Johns Hopkins,
The Mayo Clinic and other leading institutions openly publish these practices. Now they are available for personalized use via Soar Dynamic Screening.
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