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2. 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.

3. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   The Prostate Health Index (PHI) is a PSA-based blood test for early prostate cancer screening. It may be used to determine when a biopsy is needed. [32] [46] Prostate cancer antigen 3 is a urine test that detects the overexpression of the PCA3 gene, an indicator of prostate cancer. [32] [46] [47] [44]

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

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   THE PSA IS a good initial “check engine light” for the prostate, says Garrett Pohlman, M.D., a urologist and host of The Prostate Health Podcast. But it can just tell you that PSA levels are ...

5. Prostatic acid phosphatase - Wikipedia

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   PAP was used to monitor and assess progression of prostate cancer until the introduction of prostate specific antigen (PSA), which has now largely displaced it. Subsequent work, suggested that it has a role in prognosticating intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer, and led to renewed interest in it as a biomarker.

6. Prostate test could 'save lives and embarrassment' - AOL

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   Prostate Cymru aim to test thousands of men in Wales for signs of the disease, but the charity said many face difficulties in getting a free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test from their ...

7. The growing case for doing less: How harmless cancers are ...

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   A meta-analysis of five randomized controlled trials concluded that PSA screening, at best, had a small effect on prostate-specific mortality–one death avoided for 1,000 men screened over 10 ...