Posted on 03/23/2025 4:26:50 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A new at-home saliva test could help identify men with a high risk of prostate cancer more accurately than blood tests, leading to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment. Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer among men, after skin cancer.
Currently, there is no standard test to screen for prostate cancer. A doctor may draw blood for a prostate-specific antigen test (PSA) or perform a rectal exam, but both of these types of screenings require follow-ups before a diagnosis can be made. PSA blood tests measure the level of a specific molecule produced by the prostate. Yet diagnostic accuracy is compromised as an elevated PSA level can indicate a prostate issue but not necessarily prostate cancer.
In contrast, the new saliva tests analyze DNA, looking for a range of small genetic changes linked to prostate cancer. Trials show this approach is more effective, and men who are categorized as high-risk because of these changes are more likely to have prostate cancer than men with elevated PSA levels.
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Hawk Tuah could save your life
Gotta be cheaper but is it approved?
Well blow me down
I wonder if trans-guys will solve the problem by ......
There is a joke in here somewhere. But I am unwilling to plug in to it...
Don't want to be the butt of all jokes, eh?
The saliva test only works if done at home and not at the doctor’s office?
Spit test? Hope the doctor at least spits on his finger.
According to a post earlier, men at highest risk won't spit. /s
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