Why PSA levels alone shouldn’t define your prostate cancer risk

“My PSA came back at 6.2 — does that mean I have cancer?”

It’s one of the most common and emotionally charged questions I hear in the clinic. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, once celebrated as a breakthrough in early cancer detection, has become a double-edged sword. For many men, a slightly elevated PSA level is enough to trigger panic — and for some physicians, enough to trigger a biopsy.

But here’s …

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