Prostate Cancer

Novel marker may lead to earlier diagnosis and fewer repeat biopsies

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, April 5th, 2004

New findings indicate that prostate cancer could be detected as many as 5 years earlier than it is currently being diagnosed by testing for a protein in tissue that indicates the presence of early disease.

The researchers suggested that testing for the protein, EPCA, could serve as an adjunct to the current diagnostic approach to patients with elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, who undergo repeat needle biopsies. PSA, a substance in the blood released by the prostate gland, is commonly used to check for signs of prostate cancer and other prostate problems.

"One of the problems with testing for levels of PSA as an indicator of...

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