A normal PSA reading can be misleading if your prostate is small—doctors do better at spotting cancer by comparing PSA to prostate size.

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Urinary symptoms and prostate cancer—the misconception that may be preventing earlier presentation and better survival outcomes

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2022 Aug 4

The study found that men with prostate cancer often have smaller prostates, so checking PSA levels adjusted for prostate size (PSA density) is better at spotting cancer than just checking PSA alone — which is exactly what the claim says.

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Urinary symptoms and prostate cancer—the misconception that may be preventing earlier presentation and better survival outcomes

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DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02453-7

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