Inventor of PSA Cancer Test Says It's Overused
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For many men, a routine PSA blood test to screen for prostate cancer has become an annual ritual. Now the developer of the test says it can't be relied on for this purpose, and has led to overly zealous treatment of men with prostate enlargement.
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SATURDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Earlier this fall, the researcher who first identified the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test -- used for nearly two decades to screen men for prostate cancer -- announced the test had become &quot;all but useless.&quot;
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OTTAWA - Thousands of men undergo unnecessary prostate surgery to remove possibly non-threatening cancer, says Dr. Thomas Stamey, a professor of urology at Stanford University.
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An experimental treatment that harnesses the immune system to attack tumors can extend the lives of men fighting advanced prostate cancer, according to a study released Wednesday.
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A urine test that detects proteins given off by malignant growths can identify bladder cancer faster and perhaps reduce the use of more invasive procedures, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Screening for cancer quite often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing, according to a new report.
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British scientists have discovered a new  way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat  prostate cancer.
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the PSA test -- can be unreliable at predicting cancer risk in many men, a new Stanford University study suggests. The
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The growth of cervical and womb cancers may be fuelled by a  molecule in semen, a study suggests.
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A genetic test which can detect signs of prostate cancer in urine has been launched in the UK.
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Some numbers shed light on prostate cancer. For example, one in six American men will be diagnosed during his lifetime. One in 32 -- nearly 30,000 men -- will die of the illness this year.
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Discovered in 1986 by Stanford researcher Dr. Thomas Stamey, the PSA blood test for prostate cancer is one of the medical world&#39;s most important -- and controversial -- tools.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite  often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to  costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing,  according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Obese men who undergo surgery for prostate cancer are more likely than their non-obese peers to experience a rise in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, a sign that their disease is returning, new research suggests.
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An artificial version of the pigment that gives tomatoes their colouring is being tested on prostate cancer patients after promising animal trials.
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Men with prostate cancer who undergo removal of the prostate (ie, radical prostatectomy) hope to see their PSA fall to zero, but sometimes it remains detectable in their blood.
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British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer.