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prostate-specific antigen

– also called PSA. A protein made by the prostate gland. Levels of PSA in the blood often go up in men with prostate cancer as well as other conditions. The PSA test is sometimes used to help screen for prostate cancer, but it cannot predict which prostate cancers will grow and cause problems later. It is also used to check the results of treatment. See also prostate.

Can prostate cancer be found early?

... Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
is a substance made by cells in the prostate gland ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/detailedguide/prostate-cancer-detection

What tests can detect prostate cancer?

... (A biopsy uses needles to take samples from the prostate and looking at the
cells under a microscope.). Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/prostatecancer/moreinformation/prostatecancerearlydetection/prostate-cancer-early-detection-tests

Cancer Glossary

... Partin tables Search. in prostate cancer, a tool that uses the prostate-specific
antigen (PSA), Gleason score, and stage that are obtained before ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=p

Cancer Glossary

... Partin tables Search. in prostate cancer, a tool that uses the prostate-specific
antigen (PSA), Gleason score, and stage that are obtained before ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=P

Cancer Glossary

... tests that use antibodies to detect specific chemical antigens in tissues ... drugs
are stopped after a man's blood prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=i

Prostate Cancer Screening

... Beginning at age 50, all men should talk to their doctors about having a digital
rectal exam (DRE) and a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test ...

http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@highplains/documents/document/05junepdf.pdf

American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of ...

... Emerging evidence that periodic testing with prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
may reduce the likelihood of dying from prostate cancer must be ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/download/2010+prostate+cancer+early+detection+guidelines.pdf

American Cancer Society Guideline for the Early Detection of ...

... Emerging evidence that periodic testing with prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
may reduce the likelihood of dying from prostate cancer must be ...

http://pressroom.cancer.org/download/2010+Prostate+Cancer+Early+Detection+Guidelines.pdf

What's new in immunotherapy research?

... cancer vaccines are designed to cause immune responses to antigens found
only on prostate cells, such as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and ...

http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/treatmenttypes/immunotherapy/immunotherapy-whats-new-immuno-res

Cancer Glossary

... tests that use antibodies to detect specific chemical antigens in tissues ... drugs
are stopped after a man's blood prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level ...

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerglossary/index.aspx?letter=I