Novel test following prostate surgery could detect cancer recurrence earlier
Thursday, September 30, 2010 - 06:42
in Health & Medicine
A new test could reliably detect early increases in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels - a biomarker commonly used to measure the recurrence of prostate cancer - in men who have undergone prostate cancer-treating surgery. Earlier detection of these rising levels would allow men with cancer recurrence to undergo earlier, more effective treatment for potentially better outcomes...