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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Some people do not experience symptoms, so regular screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DRE) are important for early detection.
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Separately, right before the pandemic hit in February 2020, my general practitioner began noticing my prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were increasing.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
And huge gains made in prostate cancer death rates from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s – a result of the emergence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing – appear to have leveled off since about 2012.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
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.
—Robin Cole, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
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Brandi Jones, Msn-Ed, Health, 5 Sep. 2024
Separately, right before the pandemic hit in February 2020, my general practitioner began noticing my prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were increasing.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2024
And huge gains made in prostate cancer death rates from the mid-1990s through the early 2000s – a result of the emergence of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing – appear to have leveled off since about 2012.
—Andre Mouchard, Orange County Register, 28 July 2024
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.
—Robin Cole, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024
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