{"id":144,"date":"2017-01-24T15:53:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T20:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/?page_id=144"},"modified":"2017-04-28T15:09:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T19:09:21","slug":"prostate-cancer-testing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/prostate-cancer-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Prostate Cancer Testing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"page-intro\">The most important decision a man may make about prostate care is whether or not to be tested for prostate cancer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Testing, also known as screening, involves a blood test and a physical exam that together give your doctor an idea of your prostate health. These tests are not always definitive tests for cancer. In some cases, the tests suggest cancer is very likely. In others, further testing is necessary. It will be up to you to decide how much testing you want to pursue.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>&ldquo;Should I be tested, shouldn\u2019t I be tested, what tests should I get and at what point? From a patient standpoint, the conundrum has always been who should be tested and how often.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h5>&#8211; Dr. Richard Babayan, urologist, Castle Connelly Top Doctor<\/h5>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You\u2019ll want to first weigh your risks to determine if you are someone who probably should be screened for prostate cancer. You\u2019ll also want to consider other factors, such as your age, health, and lifestyle, and discuss these factors with your doctor before making a final decision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most important decision a man may make about prostate care is whether or not to be tested for prostate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10977,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/section-landing-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10977"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1159,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144\/revisions\/1159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shipley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}