Just finished reading this months AARP Bulletin. There is a short article in it reporting John Hopkins has developed a new blood test for prostate cancer. The new test reduces the amount of false positive biopsies. According to the article biospies done due to the PSA blood test average 80% false positives. The new blood test, EPSA-2, in testing had a 3% false positive rate. EPSA-2 stands for Early Prostate Specitic Antigen - 2. I wonder if that new test has been standardized in the medical community. Those on this forum should pass this along to those that post here prior to having a biopsy.
Tamu
Diagnosed 7/6/06, 1 of 10 core samples, 40%,Stage T1c, Gleason 3+3
Da Vinci on 11/01/06, Catheter out on 11/13/06
56 Years Old
Post Op Path, Gleason 3+3, Approx. 5% of prostate involved
Prostate Confined, margins clear
Undetectable PSA on 12/18/06
No more pads as of 1/13/07
Began injections in April '07