Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers for men in the developed world. Some 400,000 new cases are likely to be diagnosed this year in the United States and Europe, and close to 90,000 men are expected to die from the disease. As men live longer in developing countries, the numbers of men getting this cancer are expected to increase. VOA’s Melinda Smith narrates this report on a new test to diagnose prostate cancer.
Doctors urge men over 50 to have a yearly blood test for prostate specific antigen, or PSA.
High or rising levels of PSA are warning signs for prostate cancer. But the test is not always accurate, so many men undergo a painful second test, a biopsy of the prostate.
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