New prostate cancer test pinpoints disease better than PSA option, study finds
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A new means of prostate cancer screening could emerge as an alternative for the PSA test, which has long been the first-line option. Researchers and doctors discuss the findings.
They determined that the simple, non-invasive urine test was able to detect biomarkers of prostate cancer with a high degree of accuracy — and could also determine the grade (stage) of the disease. "Prostate cancer screening has not seen a transformative advance in decades." Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The results were published in the journal Cancer Research.
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