PSA Valuable For Keeping Metastatic Prostate Cancer Numbers Low

The prostate-specific antigen test is credited with helping reduce the metastatic prostate cancer rate by 50 percent during the time period of the simple blood draw?s greatest popularity. Now pulled out of the regular screening routine, some fear this rate may soon see a steady ascent once more.

?The perspective study published in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on the potential value this blood test has to offer,? says Dr. Gregory Echt, founder and lead surgeon at the Prostate Seed Institute. ?By enabling doctors to catch prostate cancer much sooner in men who undergo routine screenings, the test often enables treatment before chancer has had a chance to spread.?

The decline of 50 percent was recorded during the seven-year period following the PSA test?s first widespread use in 1990. Once the gold standard for prostate cancer detection, this test has been taken off the table as a standard recommendation because of the number of false positives it can produce. While some doctors point to studies such as the one related to metastatic cancer as evidence of the test?s value, others are concerned about the possibility of subjecting men to invasive biopsies should the test?s result be inaccurate.

?Prostate cancer screening ? PSA test or not ? is critical for all men starting around the age of 50,? says Dr. Echt. ?When this form of cancer is detected early, a host of potential treatments are available to help stop it in its tracks.?

Men who are concerned about their risk for prostate cancer should discuss screening options with their healthcare providers. While the PSA isn?t used as routinely as it once was, some men may find the information it can provide is helpful, and in some cases, lifesaving. The best screening protocols will depend on a man?s risks for prostate cancer.

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