The University of Newcastle is joining the international effort to improve screening tests for Prostate Cancer.
Specialist researchers partnered with the Mater Hospital
are working on identifying the bio markers of the disease, which claims the
lives of 175 men across the Hunter every year, which is some of the highest rates
of Prostate Cancer in the state.
The new screening procedure would involve improved
blood and urine testing, instead of the uncomfortable PSA needle-prick test, which
sees false results delivered to some patients.
It’s hoped more Hunter men will be screened for
Prostate cancer, with the Hunter Medical Research Institute looking for less invasive
and more accurate ways of testing for the disease.
