Prostate Cancer Foundation Announces New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer Available; Unlike PSA Test, is Ultra Specific for Prostate Cancer

A new urine test for prostate cancer that measures minute fragments of RNA is now commercially available to men nationwide through the University of Michigan MLabs. The new test—Mi-Prostate Score (MiPS)—improves the utility of the PSA blood test, increases physicians’ ability to pick out high-risk prostate tumors from low-risk tumors in patients, and may help tens of thousands of men avoid unnecessary biopsies.

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