At-Home Urine Test Can Detect Aggressive Prostate Cancer
The urine test “now empowers patients to collect their samples in the comfort of their homes, a significant step forward in prostate cancer risk assessment and our commitment to patient-centered care,” Dr. Spencer Heaton, chief medical officer at Lynx Dx, said in a news release.
Study shows urine test for prostate cancer could be used at home
Researchers at Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan have shown that a simple at-home urine test for prostate cancerscreeningis highly accurate. The exciting new results, published in The Journal of Urology, build upon a prior Vanderbilt study of prostate cancer screening that required a digital rectal exam.
Urine-based test detects aggressive prostate cancer
The urine test, called MyProstateScore 2.0, or MPS2, looks at 18 different genes linked to high-grade prostate cancer. The researchers had previously demonstrated that the test was effective in identifying GG2 or higher cancers, helping patients avoid unnecessary biopsies.
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