Free PSA and Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know - Healthline
2017年4月29日 · On average, free PSA testing can reduce the need for 20 percent of unnecessary biopsies. It also can help determine if there’s a greater likelihood you have prostate cancer.
Free PSA: Test, results, and prostate cancer - Medical News Today
2023年4月14日 · A free PSA test measures the level of prostate-specific antigens (PSA) that are not bound to other proteins in the blood. This helps diagnose prostate issues.
What Causes Low Free PSA Levels? - WebMD
2022年6月14日 · A more accurate way to predict prostate cancer is to also look for a second form of PSA called free PSA. The name comes from the fact that free PSAs flow through your blood solo, without...
Screening Tests for Prostate Cancer - American Cancer Society
The percent-free PSA (%fPSA), also known as the free/total PSA ratio (f/t PSA), is the ratio of how much PSA circulates free compared to the total PSA level. The percent-free PSA is lower in men who have prostate cancer than in men who do not.
Free Prostate Cancer Testing Near You | ZERO Prostate Cancer
2024年9月9日 · Men between the ages of 40 and 70, without a history of prostate cancer, can receive a FREE prostate cancer screening, including a digital rectal exam and Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test. Free screenings for colorectal cancer using the Hemoccult test are also available at the same time and location.
What is the difference between PSA and free PSA?
2009年10月1日 · PSA, a protein produced by prostate gland cells, circulates through the body in two ways: either bound to other proteins or on its own. PSA traveling alone is called free PSA. The free-PSA test measures the percentage of unbound PSA; the PSA test measures the total of both free and bound PSA.
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test - WebMD
2024年4月5日 · Different PSA blood tests, such as a percent-free PSA, Prostate Health Index, 4Kscore test, or IsoPSA; Lab tests, such as ExoDx Prostate (IntelliScore) or SelectMDx
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