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Subject: [Leica] OT Prostate testing's dark side: Men who were harmed - Yahoo! News
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:55:49 -0700
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On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:09 PM, Scott Gregory wrote:

> Herb:
> Check out this article. 
> 
> http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/738934
> 
> It tests urine after a digital massage of the prostate and findings are 
> encouraging that if your number is low you likely do not need a biopsy. 
> Although I'm over simplifying the test. 


at this stage looks iffy, good specificity, poor sensitivity, misses almost 
40% of prostate cancers....


Steve


> 
> Scott Gregory
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> Royal LePAGE Triland Realty
> London, On.
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> 
> On 2011-10-13, at 4:33 PM, Herbert Kanner <kanner at acm.org> wrote:
> 
>> What is a pca3 test?
>> 
>> Herb
>> 
>> 
>>> Steve:
>>> In Canada they do a pca3 test which may or may not be covered  by a
>>> persons insurance, this in addition to a psa test if there is some
>>> concern on an elevated number with the PSA test and one would like
>>> further evidence.
>>> I've not heard anyone on this list talk about that test.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Scott
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 2011-10-13, at 10:11 AM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at gmail.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> follow up....
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> http://news.yahoo.com/prostate-testings-dark-side-men-were-harmed-191337621.html
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> -- 
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