INNOVATIVE URINE TEST REDUCES BIOPSIES
Revolutionizing Prostate Cancer Screening
The MPSA Test: A Game-Changer in Diagnosis
Healthcare Chronicle by Dr. Adam Tabriz
Are you someone who is approaching or past your 50s?- Are you bothered by the stigma around getting checked for prostate cancer? Or the pain and discomfort of going through a needle biopsy is stopping you from doing so?
Did you ever know that with a simple urine test, you may be able to avoid unnecessary prostate biopsies?
The screening process has relied on measuring prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels for decades. Even though checking PSA level was only a single needle prick blood test away, it led to more invasive biopsies. Furthermore, it also ended up diagnosing very low-grade and slow-growing cancers, which further exposed men to unnecessary risky procedures.
Researchers recognized the challenges that came with PSA screening. That is precisely why they came up with a groundbreaking solution to avoid committing individuals through undue prostate biopsies, something all men despise going through.
The breakthrough test we are talking about is called the My Prostate Score 2.0 urine test or MPSA.
