E. David Crawford, MD, presented “PSA: Why 1.5 is the New 4” on May 21, 2018.
How to cite: Crawford, E. David. “PSA: Why 1.5 is the New 4” May 21, 2018. Accessed Nov 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/PSA-screening-cutoff-in-primary-care/
PSA: Why 1.5 is the New 4
Summary:
E. David Crawford, MD, argues for using PSA levels of 1.5 ng/mL as the cutoff for routine screening in primary care. He emphasizes the importance of informed decision making in the event of abnormal results, reducing unnecessary biopsies and overdiagnosis, and relying more on genomic markers for detecting significant cancers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Researcher-physician E. David Crawford, MD, Jack A. Vickers Director of Prostate Research and Professor of Urology at the University of California, San Diego, has devoted his career in medicine to educating the public about men's health issues and finding effective techniques and procedures to address prostate cancer, the most common malignancy affecting men in the United States.