Scientists in The Netherlands and Sweden may have found a new way of seeing if prostate cancer is agressive or not.
The study appears in the British Journal of Cancer and various news sites have covered the story:
The study appears in the British Journal of Cancer and various news sites have covered the story:
Scientists have found a potential new way to assess whether prostate cancer is aggressive.
They have found tiny bubbles of fat in the urine may hold the key information needed to decide what type of treatment the patient needs.
If prostate cancer is aggressive it requires urgent treatment, but this is not appropriate for patients with slow-growing forms of the disease.
The study appears in Cancer Research UK's British Journal of Cancer
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This approach holds promise as a non-invasive test of malignancy that could help men and their doctors in the future
John NeateProstate Cancer Charity
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.
Each year around 34,000 men are diagnosed with the disease, and around 10,000 die from it.
But while the disease can be a killer, in its more benign form it often requires nothing other than close monitoring and the patient often eventually dies from another, unrelated condition.
They have found tiny bubbles of fat in the urine may hold the key information needed to decide what type of treatment the patient needs.
If prostate cancer is aggressive it requires urgent treatment, but this is not appropriate for patients with slow-growing forms of the disease.
The study appears in Cancer Research UK's British Journal of Cancer
.This approach holds promise as a non-invasive test of malignancy that could help men and their doctors in the future
John NeateProstate Cancer Charity
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK.
Each year around 34,000 men are diagnosed with the disease, and around 10,000 die from it.
But while the disease can be a killer, in its more benign form it often requires nothing other than close monitoring and the patient often eventually dies from another, unrelated condition.