[movermike] movermike: A New Prostate Test

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A New Prostate Test
http://www.movermike.com/posts/1177778252.shtml


   While we are on the subject of prostate cancer, WaPo has a story about
   advancements in detection of protate cancer: [1]New Prostate Cancer
   Test May Detect More Tumors

     An experimental blood test for prostate cancer may help eliminate
     tens of thousands of unnecessary biopsies at the same time that it
     detects many tumors that are now missed by the test commonly used,
     its developers said yesterday.

     PSA, the current test, measures a protein normally produced by the
     prostate, while the experimental one, called EPCA-2, detects a
     chemical made principally in cancerous tissue.

   A friend of mine undergoes a biopsy of his prostate every six to 12
   months because his PSA is high. This test conceivably could do away
   with this painful procedure.

   [2]Prostate [3]EPCA-2 [4]Mover Mike

References

   1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/25/AR2007042502737.html?hpid=sec-health
   2. http://technorati.com/tag/Prostate
   3. http://technorati.com/tag/EPCA-2
   4. http://technorati.com/tag/Mover+Mike