Why Is It Important for Adult Men to Have a Regular

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Multiple Choice

Why is it important for adult men to have a regular prostate screening test?

• A) Death from prostate cancer can be reduced if detected early enough for effective treatment.
• B) Advanced cancerous growths in the gland cannot often be palpated through the wall of the rectum, and the lab tests will show whether metastatic tumors have started to grow.
• C) The prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, test will show whether there is a decrease in testosterone, which leads to cancer growth.
• D) Testing will show that an excess level of citrate found in the prostate fluid is a sign of cancer.

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