What Role Does the PSA Test Play in Diagnosing Prostate Cancer?

The time during a prostate cancer diagnosis can be very stressful. It is a lot of information to digest, on top of biopsies and tests and numbers. One constant a recently diagnosed prostate cancer patient will hear often is the PSA level. PSA stands for “prostate specific androgen” and is essentially a protein produced by the prostate gland.
Without delving too far into high-level medical terminology, a higher PSA level in the blood generally signifies higher risk prostate cancer. In cases with high PSA level, there is a higher risk that that prostate cancer has potentially gotten outside of the prostate and potentially elsewhere in the body.

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