Janna Andrews, MD, discusses the clinical threshold for when a physician should consider preforming a biopsy after preforming a PSA exam to screen for prostate cancer. She also…
How can physicians evaluate what rising PSA levels mean when screening for prostate cancer? Janna Andrews, MD, explains how PSA levels rise naturally with growing age, and how physicians can use…
The recent PLCO study and its results have sparked controversy in some circles. The trial concludes that routine PSA exams and digital rectal exams, standard screening exams for prostate cancer,…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The most effective way to prevent a first stroke is not well established – what works for the primary prevention of myocardial infarction…