If the NHS really wants to save lives, it needs more MRI scanners
The machines have been feted as a potential breakthrough in the treatment of prostate cancer
Source: telegraph.co.uk
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The machines have been feted as a potential breakthrough in the treatment of prostate cancer
Scientists who gave men both scans and blood tests found nearly 50 of the 300 subjects had a normal PSA score, but an MRI showed signs of prostate cancer.
Researchers said current tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer.
The scans pick up some cancers that would be missed by PSA blood tests alone.
Using MRI scans rather than PSA tests to screen for prostate cancer could "significantly" reduce the number of men dying from the disease, researchers have said.