In a big step toward better decision-making, a new PSA test can help improve predictions about which prostate cancers should be treated asap, and which can be watched for a while longer. BusinessWeek reports that research conducted at Johns Hopkins found that the new test, which measures three types of prostate specific antigen (PSA), was 70 percent accurate in singling out the aggressive tumors. The study, admittedly, was small, including only 71 men originally diagnosed as having small,
low-grade and low-stage prostate cancer. BusinessWeek reports that the test is awaiting approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
and already is approved for use in Europe.
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i was advise that my PSA was elevated, and the Doc. priscribe to me avodart, and now he says that am doing good, please keep me advise of your findings Thank You
I have had an elevated PSA for almost 15 years. Three biopsies and ultra sounds have shown nothing. Thousands of pills, Proscar and Flomax, have not helped except to make urinating easier on the part of Flomax. Hundreds of PSA tests have shown anything from 3.5 to 6.9. I hope this is not just another way the medical world has of making money!
I think that there is a lot about prostate cancer that a lot of lay people just don’t get. I finally found a source of clear information, a book called To Pee Or Not To Pee… that that lays everything out clearly.