National Post

‘Prostagram’ could catch 40,000 cancer cases a year

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a prostate scan breakthrou­gh could save thousands of men from dying of cancer every year, a study has found. Scientists at imperial college london have developed a 15-minute MRI scan, known as a Prostagram, which can detect the disease early — much like a mammogram for breast cancer. it is far less invasive than current examinatio­n methods, such as a rectal examinatio­n, and could lead to an extra 40,000 cases of prostate cancer being identified every year. it is the first time that any scan has been accurate enough to be considered for use as a prostate cancer screening test. the trial involved 408 men in the u.k. having the short, non-invasive scan using innovative resonance imaging (MRI). it is modelled on breast cancer screening, which involves women having a mammogram scan every three years as part of a national program. it was found to pick up twice as many prostate cancers compared with the standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test currently used.

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