Patient's question:
Free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test result was measured as 1.262. Is it serious? What disease is it? What treatment is required?Doctor's answer:
Free prostate-specific antigen (PSA), because its value is unstable, it is difficult to define a normal range in serum. However, the lower the value, the higher the possibility of prostate cancer. The normal value of this index is 0.16. If the ratio is below 0.16, benign prostatic hyperplasia should be considered, not prostate cancer. If it is below 0.16, there may be a possibility of prostate cancer. The prostate can be stable, but the treatment process is generally slow, and it is prone to relapse after treatment. Therefore, medication should be used symptomatically during treatment.