Abstract

PREVALENCE OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) CONCENTRATION AMONG MALE LECTURERS AT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE/ UNIVERSITY OF AL-MUSTANSIRIYA /BAGHDAD /IRAQ

*Alia E. Mahmood, Ekhlass N. Ali, Meroj A. Jasem, Ashwaq A. Kadhum

Abstract

In attempt to urge men of age 40 years and older to investigate concentration of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in their blood as a periodically checking for pre-screening of prostate cancer as recommended by many medical organizations and associations around the world, 60 blood samples were collected from lecturers and professors in faculty of science at the University of AL-Mustansiriya to investigate the concentration of PSA in their sera by using ELISA technique. Sixteen of the whole group study (26.6%) were positive to PSA with concentration above 4 ng/ml as the producing company determined and they all were recommended to council a physician. The results were distributed against age, ABO system and smoking by asking volunteers to full a questioner.

Keywords: Prostate Specific Antigen, age, smoking, ABO blood group.