3 Minute Prostate Cancer Test – is it Possible?

Prostate cancer growth is very slow in the initial stages, but it can easily be detected. For this reason, it is imperative to undergo medical checkups such as a prostate cancer test, preferably after 40 for Americans and after 50 for Afro Americans. Then the chances of early detection of cancer are bright, which will help in effecting the cure.

Researchers and Scientists of John Hopkins Oncology Center have proved that the measuring of the chemical process linked with genetic change initiated with the prostate cancer makes early stage detection of prostate cancer. Always detection of cancer at preliminary stage facilitates complete cure.

U,K and U..S. scientists are developing a novel prostate cancer test. They collect a sample of prostate fluid, the collection of which takes less than three minutes through a needle inserted inside the body. According to the famous health professionals and doctors Queen’s University of Belfaast U.K organic chemistry Heads says: “ A convenient and quick method which provides early warning of prostate cancer which will bring relief to many men”.

The most popular test for cancer throughout the world is the Prostate specific Antigen (PSA) prostate cancer test. Prostate gland secretes a protein called PSA and if the secretion value is high, it is indicative of the presence of cancer forming cells. This test along with Digital Rectal Examination helps Physician to accurately measure the size of the prostate gland.

Pharmaceuticals Scientists based at Maryland have identified a protein – HAAH enzyme might prove to be a biomarker, the sensitivity and specificity of which is much more accurate than the current methods for cancer detection. This biomarker test will detect cancer very fast and hence will be useful in preventing prostate cancer recurrence.

Swedish medical University Karolinska Institutet scientists have identified risk genes through a simple DNA test and hope that men carrying a known combination of risk genes run 4 to 5 times higher risk of prostate cancer. They say that the risk of prostate cancer recurrence is there even in the cases of unfinished cures.

Now let us look at the nanoparticle prostate cancer test. Here the golden nanoparticles are first mixed in a solution. Then the patrient’s blood is dropped in the nano solution. Then the nano particles seek put the protein. In case of protein particles being present, then the protein particles surrounded by the nanoparticles. When there is cluster formation, cancer is present, is the inference. Otherwise in case of no cluster formation, obviously no cancer formation needs to be suspected.

The question whether obesity is an impediment for prostate cancer test has been studied deeply by the Texas University Health Science Center in San Antonio. They concluded that in obese men the sensitivity of PSA testing is blunted. What the Doctors conclude is that more estrogen is produced by obese men, affecting testosterone levels and could affect the cells that produce antigen in the test.