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New urine test can check for prostate cancer and tell how aggressive it is
Updated: 27 Apr 2021, 1:46
A NEW urine test can check for prostate cancer and tell how aggressive the disease is.
The ExoGrail test could help to cut invasive biopsies by 35 per cent.
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New urine test can check for prostate cancer and tell how aggressive it isCredit: Alamy
Dr Dan Brewer, of the University of East Anglia, said: “There is a desperate need for improvements in diagnosing and predicting outcomes.”
The new test “allows patients and doctors to select the correct treatment”, he added.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.
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5:30 AM April 27, 2021
Researchers from the UEA in Norwich have developed a new urine test for prostate cancer which also shows how aggressive the disease is.
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Researchers from the University of East Anglia have developed a new urine test for prostate cancer that could reduce the need for invasive biopsies.
A new study published today shows how an experimental new test called ‘ExoGrail’ has the potential to revolutionise how patients with suspected prostate cancer are risk-assessed prior to a biopsy.
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK. It usually develops slowly and the majority of cancers will not require treatment in a man’s lifetime.