Hormone therapy initiation depends on disease extent; some agents avoid testosterone flare, allowing ADT without Casodex in certain cases. Active surveillance is increasingly chosen for favorable ...

Dr. Barry W. Goy explains how to interpret PSA levels after prostate cancer treatment and how to manage recurrence based on disease progression. Among patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, ...

The understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. Therefore, many people — including primary care providers — may not be aware of the current guidelines for prostate ...

After surgical removal of the prostate to treat prostate cancer, clinicians monitor Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels. Persistently elevated PSA levels indicate residual cancer and are linked to ...

Study shows boosting diet with supplements could halt prostate tumour growth and help men avoid unnecessary surgery, chemo or ...

Higher persistent PSA levels post-surgery were linked to increased mortality risk, with 8-year prostate cancer–specific mortality reaching 13.86% for a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ≥ 1 ng/mL. The ...

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

Biochemical recurrence is when your PSA level starts to rise after finishing prostate cancer treatment, and it may sometimes indicate metastatic disease. Biochemical recurrence is a term for when your ...

Credit: Getty Images Findings have implications for counseling patients treated with radiation therapy plus ADT in routine clinical practice. PSA levels of 0.1 ng/mL or higher within 6 months of ...

The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has launched a randomized phase III clinical trial called RECIPROCAL (Alliance ...