Home testing kits for prostate cancer could become widely used following pilot study
Tests could detect cancer five years earlier than the standard clinical method
30 April 2021 • 12:01am
Home testing kits which can detect prostate cancer five years sooner than regular screening could become widely used following a new study.
Approximately 2,000 men are being posted the kits as part of a trial by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
If successful, the technology could be rolled out for all men of the right age as a more accurate and convenient form of screening that could save countless lives.
The kits work by detecting gene expressions of prostate cancer in urine.