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What test would a physician do first to help determine whether there is some pathology of the prostate?
 a. Urinalysis
  b. Testicular exam
  c. Digital rectal exam
  d. PSA test
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Thank you for answering correctly!
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Ans: D

The first test for detecting prostate problems is a blood test to measure prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein made only by the prostate gland. If prostate cancer is suspected based on results of screening tests or symptoms, tests will be needed to be sure. If you’re seeing your primary care doctor, you might be referred to a urologist, a doctor who treats cancers of the genital and urinary tract, including the prostate.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein made by cells in the prostate gland (both normal cells and cancer cells). PSA is mostly in semen, but a small amount is also in the blood.
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