Medicine, 21.02.2020 23:02, 910190hps

A spherical tumor 3 cm in diameter consisting of prostate cells may result in a PSA blood level of about 20 nanograms/milliliter of blood. The most common test can only detect the presence of PSA in the blood if it is greater than about 0.1 ng/ml. An MRI can detect a cancerous tumor down to about a diameter of 1 mm. Which is a more sensitive test for the return of prostate cancer, the blood test or an MRI

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