Data from a series of > 1,200 Danish patients, all referred by their primary primary care physicians to a single, specialized urology practice, seems to confirm what has long been suspected about the relative values of total and complex PSA levels in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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A new paper published on line in the Journal of Urology suggests that the PSA and %free PSA levels of current smokers and former smokers may be statistically significantly impacted compared to those of men who have very rarely or never smoked. …
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A new study has suggested that, although the PCA3 test is slightly better than the total PSA test in prediction of risk for a positive biopsy finding, it is not necessarily always better than the free PSA test. … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 