| Consider that your physician physically examines | | | | screening, specifically PSA testing, is of little or no |
| your prostate for any signs of potential cancer, | | | | value. These doctors argue that screening has |
| such as an enlargement or a hardening of the | | | | little, if any, value. If the result of a screening test |
| prostate and whether there are any growths | | | | is abnormal the patient needs to be told of the |
| detectable on the gland. Imagine the doctor | | | | results and either be referred to a specialist or be |
| orders blood tests, including a PSA test for the | | | | told about the option for diagnostic testing, such |
| early diagnosis of prostate cancer. This is how to | | | | as a biopsy. Again, though, a number of physicians |
| check if a male without any symptoms of | | | | also believe that, at least under certain instances, |
| prostate cancer may in fact have it. Imagine the | | | | a male patient diagnosed with prostate cancer |
| tests came back outside the normal range | | | | does not need to undergo treatment immediately |
| Some physicians argue that prostate cancer | | | | and merely needs to carefully monitor the cancer. |