PSA
Also known as: Total PSA; Free PSA; Complexed PSA
Formal name: Prostate Specific Antigen
Related tests: Digital Rectal Exam (DRE); Tumor markers
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On This Site
Conditions: Prostate cancer, Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
Screening: Prostate Cancer - Adults (30-49), Prostate Cancer - Adults 50 and Up
In the News: Possible viral link to deadly prostate cancers may improve diagnosis and treatment (2009), Prostate Cancer Screening Studies Don't Settle Question of Clinical Utility (2009), Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen? (2008), Rate of Change in PSA May Make Diagnoses More Accurate (2006)
Screening: Prostate Cancer - Adults (30-49), Prostate Cancer - Adults 50 and Up
In the News: Possible viral link to deadly prostate cancers may improve diagnosis and treatment (2009), Prostate Cancer Screening Studies Don't Settle Question of Clinical Utility (2009), Prostate Cancer: To Screen or Not to Screen? (2008), Rate of Change in PSA May Make Diagnoses More Accurate (2006)
Elsewhere On The Web
National Cancer Institute: What You Need to Know about Prostate Cancer
National Cancer Institute: Fact Sheet, Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
American Cancer Society: Detailed Guide, Prostate Cancer.
American Cancer Society: Prostate Cancer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
National Cancer Institute: Fact Sheet, Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
American Cancer Society: Detailed Guide, Prostate Cancer.
American Cancer Society: Prostate Cancer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Research Institute
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