title: The significance of prostatic specific antigen in men with prostate disease. An elevated PSA level may indicate prostate cancer--and it may not.
abstract: Prostatic specific antigen is the best tumor marker available to monitor efficacy of treatment in men with diagnosed prostate disease, specifically prostate cancer. Because so many variables affect PSA results and interpretation, it is a primary nursing responsibility to be aware of these variables.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wozniak-Petrofsky
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000451:nursing
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen