It's been a tough couple weeks for medical tradition. First we had all women being warned their calcium supplements may do more harm than good; now the
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The widely known PSA blood test for prostate cancer in men may get a second life as a much-needed new test for breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women worldwide, scientists are reporting in a new study in the ACS journalAnalytical Chemistry. Chien Chou and colleagues say t...
【19】The PSA test may give false-positive results. A false-positive test result occurs when the PSA level is elevated but no cancer is actually present. A false-positive test result may create anxiety and lead to a...
Aside from the free PSA test, men were also offered free blood pressure assessments, hearing tests and medical consultations at the mall on Saturday. Volunteers noted they’re looking forward to seeing everyone come back for a free test again next year. ...
Another expert agreed, saying that younger men may benefit most from regular PSA screening. "For screening to be effective, we need to focus on men with a long life expectancy," said Dr. Stacy Loeb, assistant professor in the department of population health at NYU Langone Medical Center, New...
year administering a preventive prostate cancer screening test to men, using PSA, that produces false positives in the majority of cases. In his interview with Dr. Topol, Dr. Ablin explains why physicians and patients should proceed with caution when using PSA as a marker for preventive ...
PSA Test Inaccuracy Is Legendary! If you are doubting this, listen to what one of the top Medical Doctors, Dr. James Eastham (MD, FACS, of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center), has to say: "Studying 1000 men, researchers found that about 1/2 of those who had a high PSA level, ha...
Medical Director of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee, US Oncology Research, Las Vegas Disclosure:Dr. Vogelzang reported no relevant financial disclosures. Otis W. Brawley, MD The big question is still: Does prostate cancer screening save lives? This study looks at whether we can...
Prof Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, from UEA's Norwich Medical School, said: "Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and kills one man every 45 minutes in the UK. "There is currently no single test for prostate cancer, but PSA blood tests are among the most used, alongside physical exam...