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Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test
What is the PSA test?
Prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, is a protein produced by normal, as well as malignant, cells of the prostate gland.
Both prostate cancer and several benign conditions (particularly benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, and prostatitis) can cause PSA levels in the blood to rise.
The PSA test measures the level of PSA in the blood.
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This test is used in several different ways:
- to monitor the progression of prostate cancer in men who have already been diagnosed with the disease
- to follow up on prostate symptoms, such as painful or frequent urination, blood in urine or semen, and pelvic and/or back pain
- to screen for prostate cancer in men who do not have symptoms of the disease
Is the PSA test recommended for prostate cancer screening?
The PSA test is not recommended for routine prostate cancer screening in the general population.
It was used for this purpose for several decades, beginning in the late 1980s. But by around 2008, as more was learned about both the benefits and harms of prostate cancer
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