Prostate cancer survival rates improved since introduction of PSA testing

Posted August 23rd, 2012 by PCC STEM & filed under Health Sciences.

The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer has led to early and more sensitive detection of the disease. A new study reports that in the "PSA era," survival has improved for patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer that has spread to the bones or other parts of the body and the disparity between African American and Caucasian men has been resolved.

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