prostate-specific antigen
noun
pros·tate-spe·cif·ic antigen
: a protease secreted by epithelial cells of the prostate gland that is used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer since its concentration in blood serum tends to be proportional to the clinical stage of the disease
—abbreviation PSA
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Though blood tests known as prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests are now the standard for screening, many men still associate prostate cancer exams with rectal exams.
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Robin Cole, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
What the color of urine tells you about your health
What is prostate-specific antigen testing?
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Prostate cancer is a good example of this, Stein explained—what appears to be a spike in prostate cancer cases in the 1990s and 2000s was simply an increase in more widespread prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 30 Jan. 2024
In Britain, men over 50 do not routinely undergo prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer, as is common in the United States.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
It is recommended that men 55 to 69 receive a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test and a rectal exam annually, Gburek said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
The blood and prostate-specific antigen tests are acceptable as long as they are done in the same hospital or lab.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
Some physicians and organizations have discouraged screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, citing the lack of a survival benefit from screening and the risk of overtreatment, Showalter noted.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
Right now, the main way to get screened is to have a blood sample tested for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) markers.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
Robin Cole, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
What the color of urine tells you about your health
What is prostate-specific antigen testing?
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
Prostate cancer is a good example of this, Stein explained—what appears to be a spike in prostate cancer cases in the 1990s and 2000s was simply an increase in more widespread prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing.
—Julia Landwehr, Health, 30 Jan. 2024
In Britain, men over 50 do not routinely undergo prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests to screen for prostate cancer, as is common in the United States.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2024
It is recommended that men 55 to 69 receive a prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test and a rectal exam annually, Gburek said.
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
The blood and prostate-specific antigen tests are acceptable as long as they are done in the same hospital or lab.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
Some physicians and organizations have discouraged screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, citing the lack of a survival benefit from screening and the risk of overtreatment, Showalter noted.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
Right now, the main way to get screened is to have a blood sample tested for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) markers.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 9 Sep. 2023
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