New research shows that the Prostate Screening EpiSwitch (PSE) blood test is 94 per cent accurate -- beating the currently used prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test.
The research team say that the new test shows significant potential as an accurate and rapid cancer screening diagnostic.
The test was developed by Oxford Biodynamics in collaboration with UEA, Imperial College London and Imperial College NHS Trust.
Prof. Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, from UEA's Norwich Medical School, said: "Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and kills one man every 45 minutes in the UK.
"There is currently no single test for prostate cancer, but PSA blood tests are among the most used, alongside physical examinations, MRI scans and biopsies.
"However, PSA blood tests are not routinely used to screen for prostate cancer, as results can be unreliable.
"Only about a quarter of people who have a prostate biopsy due to an elevated PSA level are found to have prostate cancer.
"There has therefore been a drive to create a new blood test with greater accuracy."
Know more: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/2302...

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