Prostate News Archive
12-Mar-2008
New prostate cancer test, PSAs less useful (UPI)
Improved biopsy techniques are making prostate specific antigen, or PSA, levels less useful, a U.S. study found. PSA Less Useful In Prostate Screening Now Biopsies Have Improved (Medical News Today)
Researchers in the US suggest that the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is now less useful in prostate cancer screening, and may have lost some of its predictive value, because biopsy techniques have improved in the ten years or so since the research that justified the use of PSA as a diagnostic tool was done. Prostate Cancer Awareness Week (RainbowNetwork.com)
Did you know that this week is prostate cancer awareness week? Probably not. Every year about 27,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and every year about 10,000 men die from it. Raising the profile of prostate cancer (Eastbourne Today)
A local support group for those affected by prostate cancer is hoping to raise the profile and educate men during prostate Cancer Awareness Week (March 10-17). (11/03/2008 05:50:00)
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