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Study: ‘Targeted’ Biopsy May Help Detect High-Risk Prostate Cancer Early

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Thinkstock 012715 DoctorPatient?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422410856058Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a new method that may help detect high-risk prostate cancer early.

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers looked at 1,000 men with either elevated test results or suspicious results from rectal examinations with an MRI to identify suspicious areas of prostate cancer. The patients were then biopsied twice, including once with a standard biopsy method and once with a new “targeted” method.

The results of the study determined that the “targeted” method may be better for differentiating between low-, intermediate- and high-risk cancers.

The procedure for the “targeted” biopsy is the same as the standard biopsy, researchers say, making procedural risks more tolerable. Nonetheless, the study did not follow the participants for an extended period of time, making it impossible to determine the predictability of “targeted” biopsies for long-term outcomes, such as recurrence and mortality.


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