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My urologist ordered a psa because my prostate was slight enlarged. why is this done and what does it show?
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SEE REMARK: We order PSA when we suspect prostate cancer.It is a fair test,It is not very reliable,but we don't have any better blood test
Answered 5/8/2015
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