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Health Encyclopedia: Prostatic Acid Phosphatase (Pap)

Alternative Names

Prostatic acid phosphatase test; Serum acid phosphatase; Male PAP test

What the risks are

Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling lightheaded
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
Multiple punctures to locate veins

Special considerations

Prostate cancer that is located only in the prostate gland may not produce high enough levels to indicate a pro...

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Expert & Community Posts

Do I Need My Entire Prostate Treated?

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...a woman had breast cancer, it was usually in one location, not many different areas or... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Treatment: Watchful Waiting and Cryotherapy

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...confined disease," or cancer that is only within the prostate and has not spread to other organs... Read more »

Rising PSA after Surgery

By Marc Greenstein , Health Expert

...62-year-old patient had surgery to remove his cancerous prostate gland about 6 years ago. Two... Read more »

How Does Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) Affect Me?

By Jay Motola , Health Expert

The prostate is located immediately beneath the bladder, and surrounds the urethra, the... Read more »

Brachytherapy and Erectile Dysfunction

By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...effects that the different treatment options for prostate cancer can have on erectile function. ... Read more »

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Health Guide

Acute Prostatitis: An Overview

Acute prostatitis is an infection of the prostate gland in young or middle age men. Just for review, the prostate gland is a chestnut sized glandular organ located in men at the entrance/exit of... Read more »

Prostate Biopsy: What to Expect

...prostate. If no suspicious lesions are identified, most urologists obtain 6-12 biopsies from specific locations distributed over both sides of the prostate. Some centers are performing... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Introduction

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it can eventually spread through the blood... Read more »

Introduction to Enlarged Prostate (BPH)

...medical term referring to excess cell replication. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called benign prostate hyperplasia, is a noncancerous growth of the prostate gland. It is the most... Read more »

Prostate Cancer Spinal Tumor

...intradural), between the meninges and the bones of the spine (extradural), or they may extend from other locations. Most spinal tumors are extradural. They may be primary tumors originating in... Read more »

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Medications

Lupron Inj Uses and How to Use

...either is present, do not use the liquid. Change the location of the injection site each... Read more »

Lupron Depot IM Uses and How to Use

...consult your doctor or pharmacist. Change the location of the injection site each time to... Read more »

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The largest trial yet conducted on Vitamin E and selenium has found that the supplements are no help in preventing prostate cancer. The study of more... Read summary »

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Radiation Seed Implant Cuts Risk of Prostate Cancer Death

March 12, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Radiation seed implants (brachytherapy) may be the best option for men with prostate cancer. New research from Case Western... Read summary »

Eat Fish to Prevent Advanced Prostate Cancer

April 06, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For the first time, researchers have found something that can protect against advanced prostate cancer, and it's as simple as... Read summary »

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