Tests for Prostate Cancer | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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Most prostate cancers are first found as a result of screening. (See Screening Tests for Prostate Cancer[1].) Early prostate cancers usually don’t cause symptoms[2], but more advanced cancers are sometimes first found because of symptoms they cause.

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.

The actual diagnosis of prostate cancer can only be made with a prostate biopsy (discussed below).

If your doctor suspects you might have prostate cancer, you will be asked about symptoms you are having, such as any urinary or sexual problems, and how long you have had them. You might also be asked about pos...