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SOURCES: This Video is from the WebMD Video Archive. 2007 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. William Wachsman, MD, Oncologist, University of California San Diego San Diego, CA
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Joe Pogorelc (PO-go-relz) knows what it's like to be screened and biopsied for prostate cancer.
You're very relieved that it's over. That's about all I can tell you.
Now he's helping researchers at The University of California San Diego study a kinder, gentler prostate cancer test.
If you can get enough material actually off…
Epidermal genetic information retrieval, EGIR (EAGER) for short, uses adhesive film to harvest skin cells that hold genetic information.
The whole premise of the test is that the cancer cells circulate in the blood stream. And cancer cells including prostate cancer cells often put out factors from the cell itself.
The theory is those factors cause genetic changes within the skin that may signal prostate cancer.
We're trying to determine whether that's true and if so, what genes are being expressed specifically in relationship to the presence of prostate cancer.
If the skin test works, it could replace the standard P-S-A blood test.
The PSA assay has a lot of false positives and we do unneeded biopsies. It has a lot of false negatives and we're missing people who should be biopsied.
A routine test that's more accurate and patient-friendly could encourage more men to screen for prostate cancer. For WebMD, I'm Damon Meharg.
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