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Prostate Cancer Research Urges UK To Implement Screening Program Without Delay

National Screening Committee Should Not Wait On Transform Trial

 
• By Natasha Barrow

Implementing a reflex test alongside traditional prostate cancer screening is cost-effective for high-risk groups, claims Prostate Cancer Research. Oxford BioDynamics sheds light on UK market conditions influencing the adoption of its reflex test, EpiSwitch PSE.

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Prostate Cancer Research (PCR) urges the UK National Screening Committee (NSC) “not to wait” to implement a new targeted national prostate cancer screening test.

“We don’t think we should be waiting for the results of the Transform trial in order to start a [prostate cancer] screening program,” David James, PCR director of patient projects...

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