{"id":97919,"date":"2023-08-26T00:34:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=97919"},"modified":"2023-08-26T00:34:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T00:34:22","slug":"life-saving-scans-could-spot-thousands-of-prostate-cancer-cases-missed-by-blood-tests-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/lifestyle\/life-saving-scans-could-spot-thousands-of-prostate-cancer-cases-missed-by-blood-tests-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"'Life-saving' scans could spot thousands of prostate cancer cases missed by blood tests | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
MRI scans could pick up thousands of prostate cancer cases missed by blood tests, a study suggests.<\/p>\n
Tens of thousands of men get checked for the tumours every year and 52,000 annual cases make it the most common cancer for blokes.<\/p>\n
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Standard tests include a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test and a manual exam.<\/p>\n
Scientists at University College London say using simple MRI scans could pick up far more cases early.<\/p>\n
Their study found 29 cancer cases in 303 men, with 25 picked up by MRI compared to just four by the PSA test alone.<\/p>\n
Study author Professor Caroline Moore said: \u201cOver half the men with clinically significant cancer would have been reassured that they didn\u2019t by a PSA test alone.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat is a sobering thought and reiterates the need to consider a new approach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Writing in the journal BMJ Oncology, experts added that the rates of \u201coverdiagnosis\u201d were low.<\/p>\n
There is no screening for prostate cancer because tests can detect \u201cinsignificant\u201d tiny or slow-growing tumours where treatment would be more damaging than leaving it alone.<\/p>\n
Many men live with prostate cancer for years without it impacting their lives \u2013 78 per cent survive more than a decade after diagnosis.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Simon Grieveson, from Prostate Cancer UK, said: \u201cMRI scans have revolutionised the way we diagnose prostate cancer.<\/p>\n \u201cThese results are extremely exciting, and we now want to see much larger studies to understand if using MRI could form the basis of a national screening programme.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe desperately need screening to help us catch more cancers early and save thousands of men\u2019s lives each year.\u201d<\/p>\n Professor Sir Mike Richards, chair of the UK\u2019s National Screening Committee which advises the government, said it \u201cnotes the study with interest\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cThe committee does not currently recommend prostate cancer screening because there is no clear evidence that the benefits outweigh the harms.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat gross habits say about your health & surprising ones that are good for you<\/h3>\n<\/section>\n
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