PROSTATE CANCER Incidence: 200,000 American men per year Death rate: 30,000 per year Diagnosis: Most men are diagnosed by an elevated prostate specific antigen blood test (PSA). Less commonly, by an abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE)   PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) A protein produced by the prostate Measures the amount of PSA in a sample … Continue reading PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING-AN OVERVIEW