HEALTH
Urine Test Could Prevent Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies
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To date, men undergoing screening through the measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels have had a significant reduction in neoplastic mortality. Because of its low specificity, however, this practice often leads to frequent, unnecessary, invasive biopsies and the diagnosis of low-grade, indolent cancer. While guided biopsies with multiparametric MRI can improve the diagnosis of grade …