My Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test Monitoring as at 2012-03-23
(Reference Range: < 4.00 ug/L or 4 nanograms of PSA per milliliter)
| Date of Test | Total PSA Results |
| 18 April 2007 | 0.580 |
| 16 June 2011 | 0.417 |
| 23 March 2012 | 0.428 |
My PSA results on 23 March 2012 is still considered as very good because of my healthy diet.
The following is from
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland
nestled beneath the bladder. Prostate cancer is one of the most common causes
of cancer deaths, killing 1 out of every 35 men. Catching the cancer before it
spreads can improve a patient's chances of being alive five years later from 30
percent to almost 100 percent. [Why
Can't We Cure Cancer?]
That's where
prostate screening comes in. Prostate cells produce a protein called
prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. A blood test can catch elevated levels of
PSA, which can be a sign
of prostate cancer.
Most doctors consider more than 4 nanograms of PSA per
milliliter of blood to be a red flag.
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