Researchers said that the simple and cheap spit test for prostate cancer diagnosis can help men at a high risk identify the disease early on, especially patients who are at a high risk of aggressive cancers and save those who do not need unnecessary treatments. New Delhi: Prostate cancer is one of the deadliest forms of the disease which can raise the risk of death in men. It is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and mostly after 65 years of age.
It is characterised by the growth of a tumour in the prostate gland that obstructs the normal functioning. A key symptom of it is an enlarged prostate and doctors say that regular visits to the doctor and frequent health check-ups can help with timely diagnosis. And now, according to researchers at the Institute for Cancer Research in London, a DIT spit test could be intrumental in detecting the disease and aggressive tumours, thereby reducing the risk of false alarms, and this is said to be more effective and accurate as compared to blood tests.
How to detect prostate cancer with a DIY test? Researchers said that men can simply spit into a tube at home and send the sample in a lab for analysis. Then their DNA is checked for presence of high-risk genes or damage that could be indicative of cancer. In most cases, doctors say that patients go for scans and exams only when the initial tests are concerning; however, those with low-risk scores are discharged.
But this new test, doctors said, can be gamechanging in prostate cancer diagno.
