PSA Screening Flowchart
For decades the random 12-core biopsy has been the standard of care for diagnosing prostate cancer. What most men don’t know is that random biopsy can be dangerous and its …
Avoid Random Biopsy: PSA Screening Flowchart
Elevated PSA does not point specifically to prostate cancer; it is only an indication that further investigation is necessary. Each year one million men are biopsied when they do not …
Stay Away from Random Prostate Biopsy
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The Limitations of PSA PSA is nonspecific. Meaning it doesn’t distinguish between the harmless, low-grade type of prostate cancer that can be watched and the higher-grade …