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“With a biomarker test and MRI combined, the chance of missing a significant cancer is exceedingly low.” Urine tests: One urine test, EPI, is done using a fresh catch urine specimen. This test can help predict clinically significant prostate cancer in men who have not yet had a biopsy.
Getting other lab tests (of blood, urine, or the prostate biopsy samples) to help get a better idea of if you might have prostate cancer. Examples of such tests include the Prostate Health Index (PHI), 4Kscore test, PCA3 tests (such as Progensa), and ConfirmMDx.
Researchers developed a urine-based test that can distinguish between slow-growing prostate cancers that pose little risk and more aggressive cancers that need treatment. The test could help some patients avoid unnecessary biopsies and other tests that carry potential risks.
Prostate Cancer Urine Test. This test detects the gene PCA3 in your urine and can also help your doctor better assess your prostate cancer risk. PCA3 is a prostate-specific noncoding RNA. It’s a gene that’s only in your prostate.
The PSA blood test can be used to look for prostate cancer. If the PSA test result is abnormal, other tests, such as a prostate biopsy, might be needed. Find out more here.
The PSA test is a blood test used primarily to screen for prostate cancer. The test measures the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in your blood. PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and noncancerous tissue in the prostate, a small gland that sits below the bladder in males.
A new urine test that measures 18 genes associated with prostate cancer provides higher accuracy for detecting clinically significant cancers than PSA and other existing biomarker tests, according to a study published April 18 in JAMA Oncology.
Cancer screening tests — including the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test to look for signs of prostate cancer — can be a good idea. Prostate cancer screening can help identify cancer early on, when treatment is most effective. But it isn't perfect.
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Key Points. Prostate cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the prostate. Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer among men in the United States. Different factors increase or decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer.