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What Is It?
The prostate-specific antigen blood test (PSA test) is a screening test that measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a man's blood. PSA is a chemical made by the prostate, a sex gland located near a man's bladder that produces the fluid in semen. PSA levels normally increase as a man ages, but a higher-than-normal PSA level can be one clue that cancer has developed in the prostate gland. However, high levels of PSA also can be found in other conditions that are...
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PSA Test: Prostate Specific Antigen
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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