New Blood Test Greatly Reduces False-positives In Prostate Cancer Screening, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Study

ScienceDaily (May 29, 2009) — A new blood test used in combination with a conventional prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening sharply increases the accuracy of prostate cancer diagnosis, and could eliminate tens of thousands of unneeded, painful, and costly prostate biopsies annually, according to a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

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