Gene Linked To Aggressive Prostate Cancer Identified
(12 December 2006)
Scientists have identified a genetic variant of a tumor suppression gene that is associated with the risk of aggressive prostate cancer...

Propecia Can Scramble Prostate Cancer Test
(6 December 2006)
The hair-growth drug Propecia artificially lowers levels of prostate-specific antigen, a key indicator of prostate cancer...

Experts Express Doubts Over Effectiveness Of PSA Tests
(2 February 2006)
Concern in medical circles is growing regarding the use of the PSA test to diagnose prostate cancer following a study that found that prostate screening did not appear to affect mortality rates...

Replacement For PSA Test Mooted
(26 September 2005)
Medicine’s chief weapon for detecting prostate cancer - the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test - may have passed its use-by-date say researchers who have designed a more accurate test to identify the beginnings of prostate cancer...

Obesity Hinders Detection Of Prostate Cancer
(7 March 2005)
It appears that the detection of prostate cancer becomes more difficult the more overweight a man is....

PSA Test Doesn't Indicate Prostate Cancer Risk
(13 September 2004)
Urologists say the PSA test, used to detect prostate cancer, detects only an increase in prostate size, and doesn't identify prostate cancer at all...

Routine Prostate Cancer Screening Not Beneficial
(9 December 2002)
Screening for prostate cancer is a common checkup for many men but new findings conclude there is insufficient scientific evidence to promote routine screening for all men...

New Test Identifies Aggressive Prostate Cancers
(7 October 2002)
A simple test can be used to identify patients with the most aggressive prostate cancers, even among patients whose tumors are at the same stage...

Prostate Cancer Screening Creates New Dilemma
(29 October 2001)
Between 70 and 80 per cent of prostate cancer is now being diagnosed at a stage where it may be curable but doctors are unsure if the increased rate of earlier diagnosis will result in reduced mortality...

Increased Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Explained
(4 May 2001)
A USC study indicates the jump in reported prostate cancers is linked to the availability of routine testing, not to changes in the causes of cancer...

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