False-Positive PSA Results: What They Mean and What to Do Next

False-Positive PSA Results: A high PSA result can stop a man cold.

Even before the doctor explains anything, the word cancer is already in your head. Many men assume a rising PSA automatically means prostate cancer — and that assumption creates a lot of unnecessary fear.

The truth is more complicated.

At Dr. Sanjay Razdan’s practice in Miami, a large percentage of men referred for “high PSA” do not end up having prostate cancer. What they do have is something just as important: a PSA number that needs to be interpreted correctly.

That distinction matters — a lot.