Routine PSA testing: an analysis of the controversy concerning its use.
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer in American males today. PSA screening has been used for over 10 years as an important diagnostic tool for the disease. Because of its lack of sensitivity and specificity, however, PSA testing should be used with caution.
Hussain
Namath S
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1620 McElderry Street, Suite #7A3, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. hussain@jhu.edu
D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000592:standards; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen