New advanced tests for prostate cancer are being released that will be more reliable than the prostate-specific antigen (P.S.A.) test. The P.S.A. test wrongly diagnoses thousands of men each year, causing unnecessary treatments.“Even if we can only convince 15 to 20 percent of men that we have enough confidence that they don’t need to be treated, that will be a big step forward,” said Dr. Eric A. Klein of the Cleveland Clinic, who has worked with Genomic Health.
The amount of misdiagnosis and subsequent mistreating became so large with the P.S.A. testing that the United States Preventative Services Task Force actually recommended against the screening. Tests involving multiple genetic markers will be used and will be more accurate than methods testing only one gene. To save healthy people from the worry of being sick with prostate cancer and stop unnecessary treatments, the imaging processes of testing for prostate cancer must keep improving and newer, more accurate tests need to be released to use of patients.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/business/new-prostate-cancer-tests-may-supplement-psa-testing.html?hpw or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22157410
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I think this is wonderful. The PSA test is a helpful tool however I do believe that it causes a lot of unnecessary worry. My fiances dad has prostate cancer and personal I would love to see as much research in the area as possible done. I know that my fiance has a high risk of developing prostate cancer and love to see improvements in the detection of this type of cancer. Prostate cancer can not only be deadly but also reduce quality of life greatly. I really believe the issue deserves much more attention. Breast cancer seems to get a ton of attention while prostate cancer falls to the side.
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