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Prostate Cancer

Symptoms and Tests

The PSA Test

The doctor may also suggest a blood test to check your prostate specific antigen, or PSA, level. PSA levels can be high not only in men who have prostate cancer, but also in men with an enlarged prostate gland and men with infections of the prostate. PSA tests may be very useful for early cancer diagnosis. However, PSA tests alone do not always tell whether or not cancer is present.

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"Detecting Prostate Cancer" [1 min 43 sec]

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