Doctor leading new screening trial warns of 'sharp rise' in prostate cancer if disease not detected earlier

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Doctor leading new screening trial warns of 'sharp rise' in prostate cancer if disease not detected earlier

Sky News was granted access to a pilot study in Ireland which aims to save thousands of lives - amid fears many men in the UK are getting treatment too late.

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Doctor leading new screening trial warns of ‘sharp rise’ in prostate c – khbrknews

Thousands of men are to be checked for prostate cancer in one of the first large-scale European trials of smart screening. The pilot study, starting next week in Ireland, will combine a blood test with personal risk factors and an MRI scan to increase the accuracy of screening men in their 50s and 60s. Up to now health experts have rejected population screening in the belief that the benefits of earlier cancer detection were outweighed by the ri…

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Significant decrease in mortality from prostate cancer in Norway Mortality from prostate cancer has declined markedly in all Nordic countries in recent decades — and most in Norway. This is shown by a new study from the Cancer Registry at the Institute of Public Health (FHI). The Nordic countries had the highest mortality rates from prostate cancer in the world in the 1990s. Of the Nordic countries, Norway was the worst, peaking in 1996. Read a…

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Doctor Leading New Screening Trial Warns Of 'sharp Rise' In Prostate Cancer If Disease Not Detected Earlier - Great Yorkshire Radio

The pilot study, starting next week in Ireland, will combine a blood test with personal risk factors and an MRI scan to increase the accuracy of screening men in their 50s and 60s. Up to now health experts have rejected population screening in the belief that the benefits of earlier cancer detection were outweighed by the risks that some men could have unnecessary biopsies and risky treatment they don’t need. But the PRAISE-U study is an attempt…