Scientists have announced the development of a highly accurate and reliable technique for diagnosing prostate cancer. Prostate cancer has become the most common cancer in men in the UK. Men aged 50 or over, men with a family history of prostate cancer, and black men are at greatest risk of developing the condition. However, to make it applicable to prostate cancer a special probe had to be developed by the team. 47,000Number of cases of prostate cancer diagnosed every year in the UK11,000The number of men who die each year from the disease1 in 8Proportion of UK men who will get prostate cancer in their lifetime

Source: The Guardian April 22, 2018 06:56 UTC