Semen test for prostate cancer
May 25th, 2009 Posted in prostate cancer diagnosisMen could be tested for prostate cancer in future by studying samples of their semen, it was claimed yesterday.
Scientists have developed a new three-minute test for disease that relies on shining light through fluid from the prostate gland.
At present the test has to be carried out on biopsy samples obtained by inserting a needle into the prostate. But experts hope further development will lead to a simple test of semen, half of which is composed of prostate fluid.
A research paper on the test appears in the journal Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry.