Health and Fitness

Northwestern Medicine Debuts New Prostate Test, Reducing Need for Invasive Biopsies

New prostate cancer screening option combines existing tests to substantially increase accuracy

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2014.  Northwestern Medicine®is the first health care provider in the country to offer a new non-invasive blood test for prostate cancer that is nearly three times more accurate than the current standard prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test. Known as the Prostate Health Index (phi), the new test’s accuracy will effectively remove the need for many men who test positive for…

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