THE PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN ERA IN THE UNITED STATES IS OVER FOR PROSTATE CANCER: WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST 20 YEARS?

Abstract

Serum PSA was related to prostate cancer 20 years ago. In the last 5 years serum PSA has only been related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. There is an urgent need for serum markers that reflect the size and grade of this ubiquitous cancer.