Science news articles about 'prostate biopsies'
Monitoring blood flow helps improve prostate biopsies, Jefferson researchers report
... flow in the prostate were twice as likely to be positive for cancer compared with conventional prostate biopsy techniques. They reported their initial results from a clinical trial this week at the ...US Preventive Services Task Force updates prostate cancer screening recommendations
... 2002 report, now recommends against routine prostate cancer screening for men over the age of 75. ... develop. Some abnormal PSA levels may require prostate biopsy to see if cancer is actually present. ...Prostate cancer gene test provides new early detection
... PSA measurements for predicting the results of repeat biopsy (Marks LS, Fradet Y, Deras ... score was superior to %fPSA for predicting repeat prostate biopsy outcome and may be indicative of clinical stage ...Statin use associated with reduction in prostate specific antigen levels
... among men most likely to be under consideration for prostate biopsy (pre-statin PSA levels ... evidence to indicate that PSA screening lowers prostate cancer mortality. In an accompanying editorial, Ian ...Relationship between prostate information and lower urinary-tract symptoms evident
... (DHT), a hormone that may cause benign prostatic obstruction. The trial involves men with a negative prostate biopsy. The men were given either dutasteride or a placebo and followed for 4 years. ...PSA levels accurately predict prostate cancer risk in African-American men
... adjust the threshold upward before recommending a biopsy," said Veda Giri, M.D., director ... findings are unique in that typically men are not recommended for a prostate biopsy until their PSA levels rise ...Vitamin E, selenium and soy in combination does not prevent prostate cancer
... (SELECT) and expands knowledge of the affect soy has on prostate cancer. Canadian researchers divided 303 ... administered daily for three years with follow-up prostate biopsies at six, 12, 24 and 36 ...New blood test greatly reduces false-positives in prostate cancer screening
... prostate cancer diagnosis, and could eliminate tens of thousands of unneeded, painful, and costly prostate biopsies annually, according to a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. ...In the modern post-PSA era, prostate cancer surgery may not be necessary for some patients
... 5 percent or greater risk of dying of prostate cancer within 15 years. It is not clear ... University of Michigan during the same period. Prostate biopsy specimens were reviewed by pathologists at each ...Routine evaluation of prostate size not as effective in cancer screening, Mayo study finds
... study suggests that if a man's PSA level is rising quickly, a prostate biopsy is reasonable to determine if he ... .org/2009/11/09/routine-prostate-size-evaluation-not-as-effective-in-cancer-screening/). ...
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