Prostate Cancer Screening

Prostate Cancer Screening

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Prostate cancer screening
Screening is usually done in healthy people and helps in detecting cancer at an early stage. Screening procedures are not enough to make a diagnosis. A person who is screen positive may or may not have the disease. A screening procedure helps in identifying persons who might be suffering from the disease. Further evaluation is needed before arriving at a diagnosis of a specific disease. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test and Digital rectal examination (DRE) are used in screening people for prostate cancer.

Prostate specific antigen (PSA) Testing

PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland and released to the blood stream. Normally the value of PSA is


About the Author:
Dr. Pradeep Balu is a doctor from India and he runs the website http://www.onlinecancersupport.com



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