title: How to use prostate-specific antigen in the early detection or screening for prostatic carcinoma.
abstract: At present, increased early detection of prostate cancer appears to be the most feasible way to reduce cancer-related mortality. As a result significant efforts have been made to identify more men with curable cancer. This article reviews the role of serum prostate-specific antigen in an early detection or screening strategy and describes efforts to enhance the specificity of prostate-specific antigen testing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Washington, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Brawer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen