title: Prostate-specific antigen and screening for prostate cancer.
abstract: This article discusses prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and screening for prostate cancer. Topics explored include the history of PSA testing, the biology of PSA, clinical uses of PSA testing, improving the accuracy of PSA testing, and controversies in prostate cancer screening.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 675 North St. Clair Street, Suite 20-150, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Misop
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gann
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Catalona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000276:immunology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen