Heart beat: Statins, aspirin affect prostate cancer test
Heart beat
Each year, close to 200,000 American men learn they have prostate cancer. Most find out because of the results of a blood test used to check for hidden cancer. This controversial test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a substance made by prostate cells, in the blood. A high or rising PSA can signal the presence of prostate cancer or that cancer has returned after surgery or radiation therapy. Drugs that artificially lower PSA levels could, at least in theory, obscure the elevations that offer early warnings.
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