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What does your psa number indicate about your health?
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Not much for general: health. PSA is a controversial screening tests for prostate cancer. It does not mean anything about health in general. See this site for more info: http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/prostate/basic_info/screening.htm
Answered 10/3/2015
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