© 2003 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 12, 849,
June 18, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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Study Finds Natural Rise and Fall in PSA Levels
Nearly half of the men found to have elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levelswho would normally be recommended for a prostate biopsyhave levels that returned to normal on a subsequent visit, a new study has found. The findings suggest that a single abnormal PSA test should be confirmed before a biopsy is performed.
In a retrospective study published May 28 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, James A. Eastham, M.D., of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and his
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