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Postate Specific Antigen
CLINICAL USE
Used to screen for prostate cancer. However, a PSA test cannot toll the difference between a cancerous and noon cancerous PSA level.
SPECIMEN
Serum
Red Top / Yellow Top / SST
Red Top / Yellow Top / SST
VOLUME
Adult:
5 ml
5 ml
TURN-AROUND TIME
Routine:
1 working day
1 working day
After cut-off time:
2 to 5 working days
2 to 5 working days
NOTES
N/A