blood test to check the levels of PSA. It helps in diagnosis, and also in monitoring the effects of treatment. radical prostatectomy operation to remove the entire prostate gland to treat prostate cancer - see prostatectomy.
A test that measures the PSA level in a sample of blood. PSA levels can be useful in detecting prostate cancer, in staging prostate cancer, and in monitoring response to treatment.
A test that measures the level of an enzyme (PSA) in the blood that increases due to diseases of the prostate gland, including prostate cancer.
Prostate-specific antigen test, a test to measure the level of a protein in the blood produced by the prostate, the amount of which increases if the prostate is cancerous.
Also referred to as prostate-specific antigen test. A blood test used to help detect prostate cancer.
A blood test that measures a patient’s level of prostate specific antigen; elevated PSA may be an indicator of prostate cancer.