title: Prostate specific antigen.
abstract: This article forms part of our 'Tests and results' series for 2011 which aims to provide information about common tests that general practitioners order regularly. It considers areas such as indications, what to tell the patient, what the test can and cannot tell you, and interpretation of results.
authors: General Practice and Primary Health Care Research, School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Western Australia, Australia. tom.brett@nd.edu.au
authors: Tom
authors: T
authors: Brett
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D000075202:Contraindications; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen