is a psa of 0.14 good after radiation and on hormone therapy?
it is the PSA blood test that tests the blood for the level of PSA
no! No! Do not go to the psa blood test! It is very high! Do not go there! Im warning you!
The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test does this. PSA screening tests are for those with family history or suspected as having the potential for the disease, whereas the PSA diagnostic test is for monitoring those with prostate cancer.
Yes, 7.5 is high for a PSA test. I'm 50 and also had a 7.5 for my first PSA test. I ended up with T3c stage prostrate cancer. Had my prostrate removed, and the tests showed that the cancer had already spread. I am currently going through external beam radiation therapy. My oncologist gives me a 50% chance of getting it all.
A PSA test will cost as much as $500 for those that do not have insurance. This is a test that has to do with prostate cancer in men.
The full form of the PSA blood test is Prostate-Specific Antigen.
THe best place someone can go to get a PSA blood test is as their physician. In order to get a PSA blood test, the physician would typically recommend it based on certain symptoms.
The PSA test, is a test to check the prostate-specific antigen. This test is used as an early screening test to detect prostate cancer in men. All men over the age of 50 years old should have a PSA screening test yearly.
After getting chemotherapy treatment for your T cell lymphoma 4 months ago, your PSA level should have been really low after your prostate test. It is normal for your PSA levels to fluctuate quite a bit after treatment though.
Yes it does. In fact, the expression of prostate specific antigen is affected by many variables. For this reason, successive PSA tests on the same individual seldom return the same results twice. No responsible doctor would ever begin a treatment based solely on the results of a single PSA test.
The PSA (prostate specific antigen) test does this. PSA screening tests are for those with family history or suspected as having the potential for the disease, whereas the PSA diagnostic test is for monitoring those with prostate cancer.