Prostate specific antigen

Aust Fam Physician. 2011 Jul;40(7):497-500.

Abstract

This article forms part of our 'Tests and results' series for 2011 which aims to provide information about common tests that general practitioners order regularly. It considers areas such as indications, what to tell the patient, what the test can and cannot tell you, and interpretation of results.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Contraindications
  • Early Detection of Cancer / methods
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood*
  • Prostatic Diseases / blood
  • Prostatic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Prostatitis / blood
  • Prostatitis / diagnosis

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen