Prostate News Archive
16-Mar-2011
Free prostate screens being offered
Free prostate cancer screenings are being offered to men ages 40 and offer from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pike County Health Department. Prostate cancer tests improve with technology
When 54-year-old Jeff Rolf went in for his annual physical three years ago, he did not expect to come away with news of an abnormal PSA level and, eventually, a prostate cancer diagnosis. Prostate Cancer Tests Improving
prostate cancer tests may be improving, thanks to a new screening method giving more specific results. The new test has recently been submitted to the Food and Drug Administration for approval. prostate cancer has long been detected by screening levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA). An increased PSA level indicates necessity for further testing, usually in the form of a biopsy. High...
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