Novel test following prostate surgery could detect cancer recurrence earlier
Friday, October 1, 2010 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
A new test could reliably detect early increases in prostate specific antigen 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.