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… Prostate Cancer Screening: Should I Have a PSA Test? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … prevent a small number of deaths from prostate cancer. A high PSA level can have many causes, including an enlarged … lot of worry and lead to more tests. But most high PSA test results will not turn out to be from cancer. Many cancers …
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… Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test On this page: Test Overview Why It Is Done How To Prepare How It Is Done How It Feels Risks Results Test Overview A … done to: Screen for prostate cancer. If your PSA level is higher than expected, your doctor may suggest other tests, …
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… Understanding Lab Test Results On this page: Overview Why Tests May Be Done What … of how long you have to wait. Why Tests May Be Done There are many reasons for lab tests. You may feel fine and still … can mean that the amount of a substance being tested for is higher or lower than normal. A negative test result means …
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… Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive On this page: Overview … they can find cancer early, when a cure is most likely. The results of the study are shown in the tables below. The … (BRCA) Gene Test Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk? Ovarian Cancer Ovarian Cancer: Should I Have My …
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… Multiple Sclerosis: MRI Results On this page: Overview … in more than 95% of people recently diagnosed with MS. footnote 1 But abnormal MRI results do not always mean that you … nervous system examination, and other test results that are typical of MS, it is very likely that you have MS. If …
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… and make your experience more enjoyable. Also, when you are in a comfortable and relaxed position, let-down occurs … than those who delivered vaginally. In any position: Do not bend over your baby when breastfeeding. Bring the baby … hold , your baby is held vertically and straddles your thigh, facing you. Your knee supports your baby on his or her …
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… Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … this information will help you understand what your choices are so that you can talk to your doctor about them. Breast … Finding out that you are at high risk for breast cancer is not an emergency. There is plenty of time to carefully think …
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High Triglycerides On this page: Health Tools Cause Treatment Overview Self-Care Medicines Condition … for 9 to 14 hours (fasting). Triglyceride levels are: footnote 1 Normal when they are less than 1.6 mmol/L. Moderately …
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High Cholesterol On this page: Health Tools … a Doctor Examinations and Tests Treatment Overview Self-Care Medicines Condition … your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. It's not to lower your cholesterol numbers alone. Lifestyle …
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… for Fatigue Prostate cancer screening: Should I have a PSA test? Breast cancer: Should I have chemotherapy for … Radioactive Iodine Treatment Reducing Cancer Risk When You Are BRCA-Positive Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection for … Breast Cancer? Breast Cancer: What Should I Do if I'm at High Risk? HPV: Should My Child Get the Vaccine? Ovarian …