Prostate Cancer Signs » screening http://prostatecancersigns.org Providing You the Best Information on Prostate Cancer Signs Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:23:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 my husband has been told he should get tested for prostate cancer. what does this test involve please? http://prostatecancersigns.org/psa-blood-test-prostate-cancer/my-husband-has-been-told-he-should-get-tested-for-prostate-cancer-what-does-this-test-involve-please http://prostatecancersigns.org/psa-blood-test-prostate-cancer/my-husband-has-been-told-he-should-get-tested-for-prostate-cancer-what-does-this-test-involve-please#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:42:03 +0000 admin http://prostatecancersigns.org/psa-blood-test-prostate-cancer/my-husband-has-been-told-he-should-get-tested-for-prostate-cancer-what-does-this-test-involve-please

i was told he would get a blood test with a psa search but i have no idea what it means

The first test is indeed called PSA = prostatic specific antigen. It is a screen test, generally a prostate examination , just with a rectal exam is done together with this test.

It is a screen test and gives a lot of false positives, as the level is also raised in PBH = benign prostatic hypertrophy. It also occasionally gives false negatives, i.e. it can be normal in patients with prostate cancer, so the result alone needs to be viewed with caution.

The test is currently used for routine screening ( all men over 40 get the test a bit like cervical screening ) in US but not in UK where doctors have concerns about its reliability and indeed are sometimes unsure how to proceed if the test result is a low positive.

]]> http://prostatecancersigns.org/psa-blood-test-prostate-cancer/my-husband-has-been-told-he-should-get-tested-for-prostate-cancer-what-does-this-test-involve-please/feed 8 What are the symptoms of prostate & testicular cancer? http://prostatecancersigns.org/prostate-cancer-signs-and-symptoms/what-are-the-symptoms-of-prostate-testicular-cancer http://prostatecancersigns.org/prostate-cancer-signs-and-symptoms/what-are-the-symptoms-of-prostate-testicular-cancer#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:50:09 +0000 admin http://prostatecancersigns.org/prostate-cancer-signs-and-symptoms/what-are-the-symptoms-of-prostate-testicular-cancer and also what is there to look out for and what do ur genitals start to look like. please dont make a joke of this

If you are at an age to be concerned about testicular cancer than you are too young to worry about prostate cancer.

Testicular cancer usually presents with a painless enlarged testicle, which almost always has a lump. It is not a very common cancer. The symptoms for prostate cancer are about the same for BPH and are not usually diagnosed due to symptoms as most men go for their screening exams.

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