USE OF 2.6 NG/ML PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN PROMPT FOR BIOPSY IN MEN OLDER THAN 60 YEARS

More than 15% of men with PSA 2.6 to 4.0 ng/ml who are 40 years or older have prostate cancer detected with sextant needle biopsies. PSA velocity, tumor stage, Gleason grade and tumor volume were similar in all age groups.