New research shows that the Prostate ScreeningEpiSwitch(PSE)blood testis 94 percent accurate—beating the currently used prostate-specific antigen (PSA) bloodtest. The research team say that thenew testshows significant potential as an accurate and rapid cancer screening diagnostic. The test was devel...
Byline: JENNY HOPESCREENING to detect prostate cancer in older men should not be paid for by the NHS, according to researchers.Routine checks would not be effective even for males at a higher risk because of a family history of the disease, they say.Up to 14,000 new cases of the ...
This type of blood test, known as a liquidbiopsy, could drive more precise patient care—allowing clinicians to tailor treatment for men with advancedprostatecancer, and to stop drugs that are unlikely to work as quickly as possible. Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and ...
Preliminary findings presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago suggest it is more accurate than the standard blood test as an early assessment tool for the disease, which claims around 12,000 lives a year in the UK. The research could h...
The PSA is a blood test and is also quite limited as well. It measures the blood level of PSA, a protein that is produced by the prostate gland. The results are usually reported as nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/mL) of blood. A high PSA can indicate a greater chance of develo...
The PSA is a blood test and is also quite limited as well. It measures the blood level of PSA, a protein that is produced by the prostate gland. The results are usually reported as nanograms of PSA per milliliter (ng/mL) of blood. A high PSA can indicate a greater chance of develo...
Google Share on Facebook prostate (redirected fromprostate glands) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia Related to prostate glands:prostate cancer,seminal vesicle prostate of or pertaining to the prostate gland Not to be confused with: prostrate– prone, supine, incumbent; to lay flat as on the ground; ...
The test as evaluated by researchers who looked at blood samples from men with advanced prostate cancer who were having cancer treatment. Teams from the ICR in London and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust looked at blood samples from men with advanced prostate cancer and found that traces ...
‘No, I tell the patients. I say, don't expect your GP to call for you; you'll need to remember that, you know, around Christmas time you need to have a blood test with your GP.’ Oncologist 2. ‘So, it's almost like it's handed over to the patient but without a formal con...
Table 2: Blood test results done in Singapore When James showed me the two blood test results done in Singapore, my immediate remark was,Good – what else do you expect? Cannot ask for more!His PSA in June was 89.4 and with Xtandi and herbs the PSA dropped to 19.8. Great result! But...