title: Biochemical aspects of diagnosis and monitoring of prostate cancer.
abstract: The diagnosis of prostatic cancer is usually made when the disease is no longer curable and it is important to find other means to discover the cancer at its earliest stage. Tumour markers, such as prostatic specific antigen, may enable this.
authors: Middelheim Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Mahler
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen