Do I have prostate cancer? Why simple PSA blood test alone won’t give you answer
Brisbane, Jul 15 (The Conversation) Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia, with about 26,000 men diagnosed per year. The majority (more than 85%) are aged over 60. Prostate cancer kills around 3,900 Australians a year. Yet most prostate cancers progress very slowly and many men die “with” and not “from” prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is currently detected with a blood test. This measures the amounts of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood, a protein produced by the prostate gland. But while an elevated PSA can indicate prostate cancer, other non-cancerous conditions, such as prostate enlargement or