Going into the ceremony (which airs at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC), Martin Scorseseâs Howard Hughes film bio, The Aviator, leads the race with 11 nominations, though most bets are on Clint Eastwoodâs somber boxing drama Million Dollar Baby to win the lionâs share of Oscar gold.
The prostate specific antigen is often used as a biological marker or a tumor marker for detecting prostate cancer. However elevated levels of PSA are not indicative of prostate cancer and additional investigations are required for further diagnosis. There are several factors that may be responsible for elevated levels of PSA in the blood, 1  Benign Enlargement of the Prostate or BPH is a condition which affects older men.
High PSA Levels From Prostatitis. The PSA test is a good screening tool for prostate cancer, but it is not very specific, says Erik P. Castle, MD, FACS, an associate professor of urology at the Mayo Clinic. Common causes of inflammation in the gland, called prostatitis, can cause high PSA levels..