Is PSA high cancer?

Psa is the abbreviation of serum prostate specific antigen, psa high is not necessarily cancer.

psa is a prostate-related antigen, normally only very low levels of psa exist in the blood, most of them exist in semen, such as detection of high psa in the blood, generally related to prostate cancer, but may also be prostatitis, prostate hyperplasia, acute urinary retention and other diseases, prostate massage may also make psa elevated. The normal value of psa should be less than 4ng/mL. When prostate cancer occurs, psa is generally greater than>10ng/mL. This test cannot be used to diagnose prostate cancer. Imaging examination and pathological examination are also required for definite diagnosis if prostate cancer is suspected.