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2. What Your PSA Test Says About Your Prostate - AOL

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   The test measures the amount of PSA, a protein that your prostate makes, in your blood, explains Richard Levin, M.D., a urologist and vice chief of staff of the medical executive committee at HCA ...

3. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   Prostate cancer screening is the screening process used to detect undiagnosed prostate cancer in men without signs or symptoms. [1][2] When abnormal prostate tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat and cure, but it is unclear if early detection reduces mortality rates. [2] Screening precedes a diagnosis and subsequent treatment.

4. Prostate-specific antigen - Wikipedia

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   Prostate-specific antigen (PSA), also known as gamma-seminoprotein or kallikrein-3 (KLK3), P-30 antigen, is a glycoprotein enzyme encoded in humans by the KLK3 gene. PSA is a member of the kallikrein -related peptidase family and is secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland in men and the paraurethral glands in women.

5. A Complete Guide to Your Prostate - AOL

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   The prostate is a small gland about the size of a walnut. It’s part of the male reproductive system and sits between the penis and the bladder. The primary function of the prostate is to produce ...

6. 10 Warning Signs of Prostate Cancer, According to Doctors - AOL

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   For men at a higher risk for prostate cancer, screening is recommended between ages 40 and 45. Those groups include Black men, people with a family history of the cancer, and those with a genetic ...

7. United States Preventive Services Task Force - Wikipedia

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   In the current recommendation published in 2018, the Task Force recommended that prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer screenings be an individual decision for men between the ages of 55 to 69. [21] In 2018 the Task Force gave PCa screening a C recommendation. [21]