login
Become a member
Quick Registration
Full Registration Benefits -
Free Homepages for Doctors
Free Homepages for Hospitals
Free Homepages for Medical Conference
Free Homepages for NGO's
Personal Health Record Creation
Access to all Medical Slides
Access to all Jobs & Products Sale
PSA Test can Predict Prostate Cancer Well in Advance
February 15, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Menīs Health News
Previous studies by the team had found that a single PSA test at age 50 or younger could predict the presence of prostate cancer in men up to 25 years in advance of diagnosis.
They analysed the blood samples of 161 men already diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer by 1999 and men of a similar age who not developed cancer by that time.
The group was a part of a large, population-based study of middle-aged men called the Malmo Preventative Medicine study.
The findings revealed that total PSA level was an accurate predictor of advanced cancer diagnosis in men later in life.
Around 66 percent, of advanced cancers were seen in men whose PSA levels were in the top 20 percent.
We have found that a single PSA test taken at or before age 50 is a very strong predictor of advanced prostate cancer diagnosed up to 25 years later, said Dr. Hans Lilja, lead author and a clinical chemist with joint appointments in the Departments of Surgery and Medicine at MSKCC.
This suggests the possibility of using an early PSA test determine which men should be the focus of the most intensive screening efforts, Dr. Lilja added.
The study is published in the online open- access journal BMC Medicine.
Source-ANI
SRM/L
|
|
More News on: Prostate Cancer, Cancer and Homeopathy, Check your prostate gland, Prostatitis Symptom Score Calculator, Trans-Urethral Resection of the Prostate, Undescended Testis, Prostate Cancer Facts, Cancer Facts, Cancer, Hematuria
 Comment & Contribute
|
Medwonders Health Network
- Health News Index
 | Quiz on Cancer Looking for information on cancer? Go through medindia's Cancer quiz. 
|
- News Quick Links
 |
Cancer
Complete Medindia Resources
|
| News Categories: |
| » | HCCI Report Says Rising Prices for Care Responsible for Increased Healthcare Costs for Privately Insured Americans |
| » | Treatment in ED is Based on Children's Insurance Status |
| » | US Spends Most on Healthcare Without Providing Superior Care |
| » | South Carolinas Taxpayers Will Not Have to Pay for Abortions in Rape Cases |
| » | Companies Try to Avoid Steep Health Insurance Bills by Rewarding Employees For Healthy Lifestyles |
| More Insurance News | |
|
