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- PSA Levels By Age Chart: Normal, High Range Scores
Learn how to read your PSA test results for a better understanding of prostate cancer risk and outcomes following diagnosis
- Prostate-Specific Antigen: PSA Test and PSA Levels Explained
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is used to measure blood PSA levels and help detect prostate cancer or other prostate abnormalities
- Interpreting Your PSA Level | Prostate Cancer Foundation
Interpreting Your PSA Level A blood test for PSA can be used to detect prostate cancer when no symptoms are present It can help catch the disease at an early stage when treatment is thought to be more effective and potentially has fewer side effects During a PSA test, a small amount of blood is drawn from the arm, and the level of PSA is
- Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels by age: What to know
What constitutes a normal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level? Why might someone’s PSA levels be elevated? And, is there such a thing as a “dangerously high” PSA level? Urologic surgeon Lisly Chéry, M D , weighs in on these and three other frequently asked questions
- Understanding Your PSA Results - Verywell Health
While a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is used to screen for prostate cancer, it doesn't detect cancer Learn what it does and how it works
- Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test - NCI
Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant, cells of the prostate gland Both prostate cancer and several benign conditions (particularly benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, and prostatitis) can cause PSA levels in the blood to rise The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood
- PSA test - Mayo Clinic
The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer The test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and noncancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in males
- Interpreting Prostate Cancer Test Results: A Guide
Interpreting Prostate Cancer Test Results Undergoing testing for prostate cancer—whether prompted by elevated PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels, concerns raised by a digital rectal exam (DRE), or imaging scans—can be an anxious process
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