News tagged with early detection

Early prostate cancer detection, screening: No benefit for men with low baseline PSA value

Men aged 55 to 74 years who have low baseline blood levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) are not likely to benefit from further screening and treatment. That is the conclusion of a new study published early online in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Reliable biomarkers needed for early detection of liver cancer

While biomarkers are needed to complement ultrasound in the early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; liver cancer), neither des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) nor the most widely used biomarker, alpha fetoprotein ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0