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What Is A Prostate-specific Antigen Test?
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Preserving Erectile Function During Prostate Cancer Treatment
I will now discuss why in some patients with prostate cancer, the nerves can readily be spared during the removal of the prostate and in... Read more »
A New Detection Method for Prostate Cancer
As everyone reading my blog—and this website—knows, the PSA test has not been the best diagnostic test ever invented. It can mislead... Read more »
PSA Velocity: What Does a Quick Rise in PSA Mean?
Dear Dr. Greenstein: My friend ,who is in his early 50s, just got the results of his annual PSA test - it was between 4-5. The... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Tests, and Treatments
My father's case of prostate cancer was discovered by chance: he exhibited no initial symptoms. This is fairly typical in older men, since... Read more »
BPH: Enlarged Prostate
Benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH, is a common phenomenon among older men. It basically is the non-cancerous enlargement of the... Read more »
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PSA Test: Prostate Specific Antigen
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen. It is a protein produced by prostate cells.This article discusses the blood test to measure the amount of... Read more »
PSA Test: How it Works and What Your PSA Level Means
What Does PSA Mean?PSA is a blood test that is commonly used to help predict the presence of prostate cancer. It stands for Prostate Specific... Read more »
Rotavirus antigen test
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Normal ValuesNormally, rotavirus is not found in the stool.Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your... Read more »
Painkillers, Statins May Distort Prostate Cancer Test Results ...
Men who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to control pain or statins to treat high cholesterol may not get accurate ... Read more »
Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer blood test
Blood tests that screen for prostate cancer may not be able to accurately diagnose the disease in obese men, new studies show. Obese men have lower... Read more »
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