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 Sant'Anastasia. Compare details and costs for a PSA Test from the best labs in Italy.
Test at-Home / Self-testing
Via Pagliano, 7b 80055 Portici (NA)
3.9 km
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Via Sandriana, 9-11 80046 San Giorgio a Cremano (NA)
4.4 km
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Piazza Trieste, 4 80056 Ercolano (NA)
5 km
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Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 179 80055 Portici (NA)
3.9 km
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Via Roma 35 80059 Torre del Greco (Napoli)
5.9 km
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Corso Vittorio Emanuele III, 59/61, Afragola (NA) 80021 Afragola (NA) (Napoli)
6.2 km
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Via Cesare Rosaroll, 31 80139 Napoli - Zona Porta Capuana/Via Foria (NA)
8.1 km
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Via Tino di Camaino, 6 80128 Zona Vomero/Arenella (NA)
8.1 km
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Via Benedetto Cariteo 59, napoli 80125 Napoli (NA)
8.1 km
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Via Giacomo Leopardi, 145 80125 Napoli (NA)
8.1 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...
The prostate gland produces a fluid with sperm cells from the testicles and fluids from other glands comprising semen.
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 is a simple blood test. If positive and high, men may opt for biopsy, which is risky.