MRI scans could detect prostate cancer: study
MRI scans on men with a higher risk of prostate cancer have spared one in four from an unnecessary biopsy.
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MRI scans on men with a higher risk of prostate cancer have spared one in four from an unnecessary biopsy.
Scientists argue a national MRI screening programme could reduce the number of people dying from prostate cancer in the UK
One in eight men are being diagnosed with prostate cancer and 12,000 die every year. We must fast-track MRI scanning that can detect cancers better than blood tests, says Tim Newark.
Research found MRI is significantly more accurate than current tests, which are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment
Researchers said current tests are linked to overdiagnosis and overtreatment of low-risk cancer.