Unlike today’s dominant screening method for prostate cancer, the new technique is described as non-invasive and more accurate.
London, Thanasis Gavos
A new diagnostic test can detect the presence of prostate cancer in less than 15 minutes with an accuracy of up to 90%, announced researchers at Aston University in Birmingham, UK.
The researchers used a new technique that analyzes the composition of proteins found in dried blood, making it, they say, easier to detect the presence of cancer.
Unlike today’s dominant screening method for prostate cancer, the new technique is described as non-invasive and more accurate.
Aston University research team member Professor Igor Meglinski said the new technique “opens up new avenues for cancer diagnosis, marking a major leap towards personalized pharmacology and oncology”.
The report describing the research was published in the journal Scientific Reports.
The research team analyzed dried blood samples from 108 men, healthy volunteers and prostate cancer patients. It was found that in cancer carriers the proteins change their three-dimensional shape as they join together in the early stages of the disease.
Source :Skai
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