Elevated PSA From Screening: What to Do?
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD The PSA assay, along with cholesterol and other tests, is a common component of the blood testing that occurs during a man’s annual physical examination. But …
Selecting the Best Therapy for Newly-Diagnosed Prostate Cancer
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD Due to the absence of well-designed comparative studies, treatment selection for prostate cancer has been highly controversial. However, in October 2016, two landmark articles published in the New England …
Prostate Biopsy and Alternatives
BY MARK SCHOLZ, MD It seems we have a national passion for prostate biopsies. A million men are biopsied every year. Two hundred thousand of them will be diagnosed with prostate cancer …