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Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen
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Tests for its presence aid in screening, in evaluating recurrent or disseminated disease, and in gauging the success of surgical removal of malignant...
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Treating Elevated PSA with Antibiotics
A common reason to see the urologist is for an elevated PSA, or prostate specific antigen. A man's PSA can rise for a number of reasons.... Read more »
Can Sexual Activity before a PSA Test Elevate PSA Level?
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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 »
PSA Levels: Normal PSA or Elevated PSA?
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Antigen
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An antigen is any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it. An antigen may be a foreign substance from the... Read more »
Histocompatibility antigens
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A histocompatibility antigen blood test looks at proteins called human leukocyte antigens (HLAs), which are found on the surface of nearly every cell... Read more »
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