PSA (Prostate-Specific
Antigen)
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The PSA is used to screen for prostate cancer, and to follow the
effectiveness of treatment of prostate cancer.
- Large increases are seen in prostate cancer.
- Moderate increases are seen in benign prostatic hypertrophy.
- Mild increases are seen following prostate examination, and
occasionally in normal individuals.
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Normal Values*
| Men < Age 40 |
0-2.7 ng/ml |
| Men > Age 40 |
0-4.0 mg/ml |
*These are general values taken from a variety of
sources. The actual normal values may vary from lab to lab and from one
type of testing protocol to another.
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Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington,
D.C., 20372-5300 |