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Information About PSA Prostrate Cancer Screening

When was your last PSA prostrate cancer screening?

PSA prostrate cancer screening is one of the most important methods by which men can determine their chances of developing the dreaded disease: prostrate cancer.

Said Dr Munro, "The measurement of PSA levels in the prostrate is one of the key methods of screening for prostrate cancer. The other methods by which prostate cancer screenings can be accomplished include the DRE (digital rectal examination), rectal ultrasound, and needle biopsy and cytoscopy. However the P.S.A. test remains the simplest method to screen for any cancers or disease of the prostate gland."

How is PSA testing carried out exactly?

"The PSA test is a simple blood test," explained Dr Munro.

"A sample of blood is required from the patient to measure the PSA level. PSA is the prostate specific antigen, a protein that is produced exclusively by the prostate gland. The levels of PSA in the prostrate can be measured from the blood. An increased production of PSA could be due to age or else from any condition or afflictio of the prostate."

The PSA prostate levels are bound to fluctuate over time especially as men age.

"It is very difficult to predict a precise normal PSA value," said Dr Munro. "A normal range for PSA should probably lie between undetectable and 2.0. However the PSA level increases with age and a man over 70 might have a PSA level of over 5.0 and still not have any cancer related prostrate condition."

The best advice is to get PSA prostrate cancer screening done on a regular basis. To make sure that any disease of the prostate gland is detected early when it is most treatable.