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Avoid Unnecessary Biopsies: New Urine-Based Test Detects High-Grade Prostate Cancer


New urine-based test looks at 18 genes and was specifically developed to pick out those cancers that need immediate treatment over the slow-growing type. Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have developed a new urine-based test that addresses a major problem in prostate

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