Prostatic Specific Antigen News Today

A significant segment of our population, especially our men, avoid check-ups altogether. Such persons are unwittingly opting for illness over health and or death over life. Reasons why people avoid check-ups: • Fear of what may be uncovered. • Do not like visiting a doctor’s office. • Fear of needles and some procedures. • Not covered by medical insurance. • Worried about confidentiality. • Have not identified a doctor that …

Medical practitioners in Barbados believe they have made a major breakthrough in the early detection of prostate cancer, the most common on the island, which also accounts for the highest number of cancer deaths annually. They can now “predict” who is likely to develop the disease even if there are no signs or symptoms and there is a negative Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) test, based on a newly discovered DNA …