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2. What you should know to reduce the risk of prostate cancer - AOL

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   These tests in combination with the initial PSA can help us determine who may benefit most from further investigation such as a prostate biopsy. By the age of 50, men should be having prostate ...

3. Prostate biopsy - Wikipedia

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   Extended biopsy schemes take 12 to 14 cores from the prostate gland through a thin needle in a systematic fashion from different regions of the prostate. [5] A biopsy procedure with a higher rate of cancer detection is template prostate mapping (TPM) or transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy (TTMB), whereby typically 50 to 60 samples are ...

4. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] Infection after the biopsy procedure is a possible risk. [10] MRI guided techniques have improved the diagnostic accuracy of the procedure. [12] [13] Biopsies can be done through the rectum or penis. [29] The biopsy technique includes factors such as needle angle and prostate mapping method. [30]

5. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Men who are taller are at a slightly increased risk for developing prostate cancer, as are men who are obese. [98] High levels of blood cholesterol are also associated with increased prostate cancer risk; consequently, those who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, have a reduced risk of advanced prostate cancer. [99]

6. Prostate enlargement, how it affects men as they age, and its ...

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   In fact, only about 25% of patients with elevated PSAs are found to have prostate cancer on biopsy when 4 mg/dl is used as the cut-off for normal. In addition, some men with prostate cancer have ...

7. Surveillance is an Effective Way to Manage Some Types of ...

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   For individuals with low-risk prostate cancer, an active surveillance model of care could be just as effective for long-term health outcomes as surgery. ... “The most important biopsy is the one ...