The PSA test is often paired with a digital rectal exam (DRE), where a doctor inserts their finger into the rectum to feel ...
THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...
In honor of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September, Cleveland Diagnostics has proudly relaunched its PSA on PSA ...
More than one million American men may have been unnecessarily diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer since widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test began in 1987, a new ...
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and when many men choose to get check-ups. Though the month is nearly over, ...
For generations, prostate cancer has been the quiet killer of Bahamian men. It crept in silently, often discovered only when ...
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Johns Hopkins researchers develop urine-based prostate cancer test
The test, supported partly by funding from the National Institutes of Health, leverages biomarkers found in urine to detect the disease.
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Gene expression test identifies prostate cancer patients who benefit from hormone therapy
A new randomized study finds that a lab test that reads tumor genes can identify which patients with recurrent prostate ...
Rates of prostate cancer in the United States dropped by 53% from 1992, when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing was widely used, to 2013, the latest year for which data are available. The finding ...
Eric Morrow is no stranger to unexpected journeys. News4 caught up with the prostate cancer survivor and Air Force veteran as he headed off on a lifechanging trip. “I wouldn’t wish cancer on anyone, ...
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A Simple Urine Test Detects Prostate Cancer with Remarkable Accuracy
Scientists use a metric called “area under the curve” or AUC to assess how well the test performed. An AUC of 1 is a perfect ...
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