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Prostate Cancer Risk Panel

Total and free PSA with derived percent free PSA and Prostate Health Index.

4 tests explainedAlso printed as PSA Total and Free, PSA Panel, Prostate Health Panel

The 4 tests in this panel

What each one measures and the range labs usually print for adults. Ranges differ a little between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against.

  • PSA, Total (Prostate-Specific Antigen)

    A protein made by the prostate gland. Blood levels rise with age, prostate enlargement, inflammation and sometimes prostate cancer.

    Men
    0–4 ng/mL
    Men, 40–49
    0–2.5 ng/mL
    Men, 50–59
    0–3.5 ng/mL
    Men, 60–69
    0–4.5 ng/mL

  • PSA, Free

    The part of the PSA in your blood that is not attached to other proteins. It is read next to total PSA, not by itself.

  • PSA, Free Percent (% Free PSA)

    The share of your PSA that is not attached to other proteins. With a mildly raised total PSA, a lower share goes with a higher chance a biopsy finds cancer.

  • Prostate Health Index (PHI)

    A calculated score that combines total PSA, free PSA and p2PSA to estimate how likely a biopsy is to find prostate cancer when total PSA is mildly raised.

Labs can include one more test in this panel that we haven’t written up yet.

Worked out from this panel

Numbers you can work out from results in this panel, with the published equation for each.