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...
CTCs are rarecancercells that tumors shed in the blood. They've been looked at before inprostate cancer, but only in its later stages. "No one, until now, has looked at whether CTC counts can be used right at the beginning, when a man first presents with metastatic prostatecancer, to ...
They took blood samples from 56 patients withadvanced prostate cancerwho were being treated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. The samples were taken before they started docetaxel treatment, after their first dose of chemotherapy, before their fifth dose, and once they'd finished all doses—a...
Researchers say their successful discovery in blood represents a prostate tissue "fingerprint", or early circulating biomarker, and when detected identifies that cancer is active and spreading. As this can be detected in asimple blood test, commonly known as a liquid biopsy, physicians could monitor...
Prostate Cancer Blood Test May Avert BiopsiesJody A. CharnowEditor
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. This test measures the level ofPSAin your blood. A high level may be a sign of prostate cancer. Who Should Get a Prostate Exam? Not all medical institutions agree on when you should begin screening (routine testing) forprostate canceror even if ...
Treated prostate cancer cells. Credit: Johann de Bono. A new study led by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has found that a test used to analyse blood samples for traces of tumour cells can aid in the identification of therapy response in advanced prostate cancer patients. ...
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is used to measure blood PSA levels and help detect prostate cancer or other prostate abnormalities.
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A key element of prostate cancer follow up is regular monitoring ofProstate Specific Antigen(PSA) levels. ThePSA testis a simple blood test which can be used to identify potential prostatecancer recurrence(Watson et al., 2011). It is important to monitor PSA levels after treatment because a ri...