Blood test for prostate cancer detection now availableThe Prostate Health Index (phi), a noninvasive blood test its developer says is three times more specific in detecting prostate cancer than PSA, is now available nationwide.The new test's aBenjamin P. Saylor...
The Stockholm3 blood test, developed by researchers at Karolinska Institutet, is equally effective at detecting prostate cancer in different ethnic groups, a new paperpublishedin theJournal of Clinical Oncologyreports. The test produces significantly better results than the current PSA standard. Stockholm...
Dr. Jon Burrows, Chief Executive Officer at Oxford Biodynamics said, "There is a clear need in everyday clinical practice for a highly accurate blood test that can screen men for prostate cancer and accurately identify those at risk, while sparing those who up to now would be subject to unn...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 29, 2024— GRAIL, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRAL) a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, today announced that detailed findings of the performance of its Galleri®multi-cancer early detect...
A simple blood test may help doctors decide the best way to treat a man with advanced prostate cancer.
“The researchers hope that the test will help in the rapid assessment of advanced prostate cancer patient responses to treatment and enable clinicians to determine whether alternative therapies are needed.” All the participants in the study were part of a clinical trial evaluating the abili...
Dr. Seiden said: “These data support the ability of this targeted methylation test to meet what we believe are the fundamental requirements for a multi-cancer early detection blood test that could be used for population-level screening: the ability to detect multiple deadly ...
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Testing – Commonly used as a screening tool for the early detection of prostate cancer, PSA testing measures levels of a protein produced by prostate gland cells, called prostate-specific antigen, in the blood. Elevated levels of PSA can give your doctor an earl...
According to lead scientist, DrSebastian Bhakdi, the test is capable of isolating and visualising tumour-associated circulating endothelial cells (tCEC) from a small, 10mL blood sample. "Tumour-associated circulating endothelial cells are highly promising biomarkers for the ...
Prostate Cancer Blood Test May Avert BiopsiesJody A. CharnowEditor