Rapid PSA rise may point to high risk of prostate cancer death

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Men whose PSA level increases by more than 2.0 ng/mL during the year prior to a prostate cancer diagnosis may have a relatively high risk of future cancer death even if they undergo radical prostatectomy, according to a recent report in the New England Journal of Medicine (2004; 351:125-35).

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