In a controlled setting it was better than PSA or DRE in figuring out who had cancer and who didn't. |
We know from limited data that about one-third of men who choose expectant management will drop out not because of disease progression, but because psychologically they can't deal with doing nothing about it. |
While the PSA does not yield a cancer diagnosis on its own, together with other pieces of information it forms a risk profile, and it is that risk profile that can be very important when determining an individual man's course of treatment. |