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A New Detection Method for Prostate Cancer

As everyone reading my blog—and this website—knows, the PSA test has not been the best diagnostic test ever invented. It can mislead both men with cancer and men who don’t have cancer. Since the PSA can rise and fall, and since different labs may give different readings, the PSA has had both false negatives and false positives.This can lead,... Read moreChevron
posted 11/22/2006, comments (0)|
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Clinical Trials

In an essay I wrote several weeks ago I discussed the drop-off in volunteers for clinical trials.This week, I want to talk more about the trials themselves than about the problem finding volunteers.But, first, let me clarify what is meant by the word “volunteer.” Simply put, it means patients with cancers who want to enroll in a clinical trial... Read moreChevron
posted 09/27/2006, comments (0)|

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