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Serum Free Prostate Specific Antigen in Indian Female Breast Cancer Patients.

Pavithra V, Sathisha TG2, K Kasturi1, DS Mallika, and S Jeevan Amos

Estimating serum levels of free prostate specific antigen in Indian female breast cancer patients in order to find out significance of free prostate specific antigen in diagnosis of breast cancer in women. Hundred clinically and histopathologically confirmed female breast cancer patients of the age group of 30-65 years served as cases and hundred normal healthy females in the same age group served as controls. Free prostate specific antigen was estimated by ELISA method. Presence of Free prostate specific antigen was seen in female breast cancer patients compared to controls in which Free prostate specific antigen was absent. Levels of Free prostate specific antigen were statistically significant. Study concludes that Free prostate specific antigen can be used as serum biomarker for diagnosing breast cancer, which will be specific, precise, cost effective and suitable in rural and urban Indian scenario.