{"id":923,"date":"2020-09-15T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/blog\/?p=923"},"modified":"2020-09-15T13:31:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:31:05","slug":"prostate-cancer-screening-right-for-you-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/blog\/prostate-cancer-screening-right-for-you-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate Cancer Screening Right for You or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/prostate-diseases.html\">Prostate cancer<\/a> screening is a personal choice, although you can speak with your healthcare provider about your overall health and also the family history if a close kin has gone through the odds of having prostate cancer. Your healthcare provider would be able to guide you through the process of getting a PSA blood test, the risk and benefits involved in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men who are above the age of 55 years do benefit from <a href=\"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/prostate-diseases.html\">prostate<\/a> cancer screening, best done after consulting your healthcare provider. He would decide whether you should take up the PSA blood test or not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Benefits of a PSA test are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Normal PSA levels would keep your mind at ease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PSA test helps find the cancer in the early stage so it is easier to treat, before it spreads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early treatment for prostate cancer can slow down the whole process of spreading.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High levels of PSA mean-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only one third of\u00a0 high PSA levels account for<a href=\"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/prostate-diseases.html\"> prostate<\/a> cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If PSA levels are high bur DRE is not normal, further blood and urine tests would be conducted.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You would be under observation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A biopsy of the prostate would be advised in order to confirm cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risks involved in PSA tests-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes a normal PSA test could miss prostate cancer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes the result could be false.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A false PSA report would lead to a biopsy unnecessarily.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content clr\">\n<p>Text Credits:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urologyhealth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UrologyHealth.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/page7.html\">Contact<\/a>\u00a0080 28483939 for more information on Prostate Cancer Screening\u00a0at our Specialized Clinic,<a href=\"https:\/\/rescuehospital.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0R<strong>eSCUE Urology Hospital\u00a0in Bangalore, Kengeri<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Read more articles\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\"><\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prostate cancer screening is a personal choice, although you can speak with your healthcare provider about your overall health and also the family history if a close kin has gone through the odds of having prostate cancer. 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