A PSA test is used to screen for prostate
cancer.
| PSA, or Prostate Specific Antigen, is a
substance your prostate gland produces. |
| The sole purpose of measuring your PSA
is to check for prostate cancer. The importance of this test is
evident since it has helped an estimated 200,000 men learn they
have prostate cancer and to seek proper medical care. The test
is vital to a man’s health. |
| The PSA test can help in the diagnosis
of very early prostate cancer, before any symptoms develop. |
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The American Urological Association recommends every man 50 years or
older should have an annual PSA screening combined with a physical exam
by a physician.