PSA Test - what is it and how the test is done
The prostate gland is a crucial gland present in all males. This gland performs essential sexual functions in a male. However, with age, it tends to develop several problems that lead to a person f...
Find out where to get a Prostate test (Prostate cancer screening) in Pianoro. Compare details and costs for a PSA Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Mazzini, 150/2F 40138 Bologna (BO)
7.5 km
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Via Marco Polo, 3, 40131 Bologna BO, Italia
7.5 km
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Via Turibio Baruzzi, 7 40026 Imola (BO)
18.5 km
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Via XX Settembre, 33/1 44042 Cento (FE)
23.8 km
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Piazza Giovanni Amendola, 5, 41053 Maranello MO, Italia
25.4 km
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Via Marcello Malpighi, 126 48018 Faenza (RA)
27.5 km
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Corso Roma 13 44042 Sant'Agostino (FE)
28.3 km
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Piazza Dante Alighieri, 63, 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo FI, Italia
29.8 km
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Via Muratori, 18 42048 Rubiera (RE)
33.2 km
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Via Boccacanale di S. Stefano, 3 44121 Ferrara (FE)
34 km
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Prostate cancer Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) Prostatitis Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
The prostate gland is a crucial gland present in all males. This gland performs essential sexual functions in a male. However, with age, it tends to develop several problems that lead to a person f...
During the digital rectal exam (DRE), a doctor inserts a lubricated, gloved finger into the patient's rectum to feel for lumps, enlargements, or areas of hardness that might indicate prostate cancer. The procedure lasts for less than a minute and, while uncomfortable, should cause no pain.
PSA and DRE are the only approved and effective testing for prostate health assessment.
PSA is a simple blood test. If positive and high, men may opt for biopsy, which is risky.