It will be interesting to see whether this finding is accepted.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-cancer-prostate-idUSTRE71N77T20110224
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-cancer-prostate-idUSTRE71N77T20110224
This study should change practice," Dr. Peter Scardino, chair of surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, said in a statement.
He said the large study adds to others showing that changes in PSA should not be used alone as a basis for getting a biopsy. Besides cancer, other conditions, including an enlarged prostate and infections, can cause PSA levels to rise.