What if you’re having your PSA levels tested annually and suddenly you get a high number? What does it mean?

First of all, you might want to learn more about what a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is.

If you take the test and your result levels are high, what happens next? Men usually think that if the PSA test result is high it means something bad, such as prostate cancer. But having a high number from your PSA test does not necessarily mean that you have cancer.

In this video, shared by Prostate Cancer Research Institute, find out more about PSA tests, what a higher number means and when should you be concerned about them.

Read more about elevated PSA Levels here.

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