Men's Health
Rethinking PSA testing
Doctors are exploring better ways to use this test for detecting and managing prostate cancer.
- Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has a complex role in prostate cancer diagnosis. On the one hand, it can help identify early prostate cancer. On the other, routine PSA screening can lead men to have biopsies or invasive treatments they may not need.
This has caused the medical community to re-evaluate how best to use the PSA test.
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About the Author
Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men's Health Watch
About the Reviewer
Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing
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