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Tests For Prostate Cancer - Articles
Genetic testing for prostate cancer “in the real world”
by
Dr. Arnon Krongrad
Posted
Fri 23 Jul 2010 12:00am
genetic testing “are further complicated by deceptive marketing and other questionable practices.” You can read the highlights here .
What’s this got to do with prostate cancer... there is a detailed discussion of the deCODE ProstateCancer™ test . This test is based on the absence or presence of just eight known genetic variants or SNPs. According to this detailed
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87 percent of Americans willing to be tested for prostate cancer (maybe)
by
Dr. Arnon Krongrad
Posted
Sun 09 Jan 2011 12:00am
be willing to have a hypothetical “predictive” test for prostate cancer. (We are talking about some future, better, predictive test for prostate cancer, not the PSA test, or even... today).
We would point out that unless one knows the absolute accuracy of this hypothetical test to predict prostate cancer that is of real clinical significance (i.e., prostate
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Should I be tested for prostate cancer?
by
Dave W
Posted
Wed 16 Dec 2009 4:25am
What is the latest and simplest advice on prostate cancer screening? What do all men need to know about prostate cancer screening?
London’s leading prostate cancer expert, Consultant Urologist Mr Richard (Rick) Popert explains clearly who should request a prostate cancer screen, at what age and how frequently. He particularly emphasises
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Coming soon? A breath test for prostate cancer?
by
Dr. Arnon Krongrad
Posted
Tue 17 Aug 2010 12:00am
to be established if this research is to lead to a sound test for prostate cancer risk that has a high level of specificity and selectivity:
Can we identify with accuracy the VOCs that are specific for prostate cancer risk?
Do different types of VOC predict for aggressive as opposed to indolent types of cancer?
Is the use of VOCs any more accurate than the PSA test
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Gene Test for Prostate Cancer
by
totalhealth
Posted
Mon 21 Mar 2011 11:40am
Experts have been able to identify many of the mutations and genetic damage that leads to prostate cancer through a new genetic screening test, which could ultimately lead... tumours.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer amongst men in the UK with 37,000 men being diagnosed every year, affecting a third of men over the age of 50. Prostate cancer
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A new, $3,400 test for prostate cancer recurrence
by
Dr. Arnon Krongrad
Posted
Tue 02 Mar 2010 12:00am
Myriad Genetics has announced the launch of a 46-gene prognostic test which is supposed to be able to determine the risk of prostate cancer recurrence... tests to validate the utility of PROLARIS.
In one such test, based on data from 365 prostate cancer patients, 98.5 percent of patients with a low (favorable) PROLARIS score
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Why I decided to get a PSA screening test for prostate cancer
by
David W.
Posted
Thu 24 May 2012 5:12pm
I’m a big believer in avoiding over-testing and over-treatment. So it might surprise you that I opted to undergo prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer right around the time that the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA screening in healthy men of any age.
I know that PSA is a very imperfect indic ...
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The search for better diagnostic tests for prostate cancer
by
Dr. Arnon Krongrad
Posted
Sat 06 Mar 2010 12:00am
:ERG was potentially superior to two current methods of predicting prostate biopsy outcome:
Serum PSA testing
The Prostate Cancer Prevent Trial-based risk calculator...:ERG prototype test was highly specific for finding prostate cancer on biopsy (89 percent specificity), but it was not very sensitive (only 39% sensitivity).
Combining
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Why I decided to get a PSA screening test for prostate cancer
by
Francine H.
Posted
Thu 24 May 2012 12:00am
I’m a big believer in avoiding over-testing and over-treatment. So it might surprise you that I opted to undergo prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer right around the time that the US Preventive Services Task Force recommended against PSA screening in healthy men of any age.
I know that PSA is a very imperfect indi ...
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