New Urine Test For Prostate Cancer

Call Toll Free: 877-985-2695

SEARCH:

FREE Subscription

The World’s Most Popular Natural Health Newsletter

ARTICLE TOOLS:

Current Newsletter

Share Your Comment

Print this Page

Podcasts

Save as Favorites

Submit My Story

Newsletter Feed

Health Blog Feed

TRANSLATE THIS PAGE:

Aging Allergies Alzheimers Arthritis Artificial Sweeteners Asthma Autism Back Pain Book Reviews Brain/Memory Health Cancer Cardiovascular Health Children’s Health Cholesterol Chronic Fatigue Conflict of Interest Conventional Medicine Corporate Greed Death And Dying Diabetes Digestive Disorders Digestive Health Drug Companies Drugs EFT EMF Emotional Health Energy Support Entertainment Environmental Exercise and Fitness Fats Fibromyalgia Finances Food GMO Government Abuses Health Concerns Health Support Healthy Aging Healthy Recipes Heart Diseases Hormones Immune Support Infectious Disease Internal Special Report Iron Excess/Hemochromatosis Joint Support Looking and Feeling Younger Men’s Health Mental Health Obesity Online Tests Osteoporosis Pain Management Personal Development Personal Improvement Pet Health Pets Raw Food Seizure Disorders Senior Health Sexual Health Sleep/Insomnia Smoking Soy Spiritual Health Substance Abuse Sugar Sunlight Supplements Swine Flu Technology Television Thyroid Disease Toxicity/Detoxification Toxins/Pollution Vaccines Vision Health Vitamin D Water Weight Management Women’s Health

Share this article

New Urine Test For Prostate Cancer

Posted by: Dr. Mercola
May 14 2000 | 1,688 views

A newly developed urine test may help to screen for prostate cancer. The test uses a new technology called polymerase chain reactions (PCR) to check urine samples for hypermethylation at a gene known as glutathione-S-transferase, since it has been found to be present in more than 90% of prostate cancers. Urine tests are already in use for screening for bladder and kidney cancer.

Journal of the AMA April 26, 2000

Original Article

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

I am not certain if this test is commercially available. One of the areas that traditional medicine excels in is diagnostic medicine. PCR tests are some of the best in laboratory medicine as they are able to identify such incredibly small levels of the substance being measured.

Related Articles:

Study Links Dairy Products To Prostate Cancer

Progesterone Cream Can Be Used to Treat Prostate Cancer

Vegetables Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

Activated Vitamin D (Calcitriol ) Slows Proliferation Of Human Prostate Cancer Cells

Free PSA Could Reduce Need For Biopsy

Other Article on Free PSA

Prostate Cancer: Untreated Stress Common

Prostate cancer test

Share this article

Community Comments (0)

Share this article

© Copyright 2009 Dr. Joseph Mercola. All Rights Reserved. If you want to use this article on your site please click here. This content may be copied in full, with copyright, contact, creation and information intact, without specific permission, when used only in a not-for-profit format. If any other use is desired, permission in writing from Dr. Mercola is required.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your physician before using this product.