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As an intermediate step you may want to look into this (Not a commercial...I just ran into it 3 days ago and sent it out to my PBRT group):
New Gene Methylation Test for Prostate Cancer Available
Friday May 16, 7:15 am ET
RARITAN, N.J., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Veridex, LLC announced today that its licensing collaborator, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp), has commercially launched a new gene methylation test for prostate cancer. The new assay uses the biological specificity of 'DNA methylation' in prostate cancer, detecting the methylation of the gene GST-Pi. Methylation is a modification of DNA that occurs primarily in cancer. Veridex is developing the methylation markers in this tissue assay, GST-Pi, along with other markers, for a urine-based screening test for prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men in the U.S., with more than 230,000 cases diagnosed annually.
LabCorp licensed the methylation technology from Veridex in 2007. Veridex licensed this technology from OncoMethylome Sciences, S.A. (OMS).
Me again...If the above test would be positive, I would guess you would still need a biopsy to stage and grade your disease. When I was told I needed a 2nd biopsy (1st was negative), I changed doctors because the first test went so badly. The 2nd biopsy with a new doc wasn't fun, but wasn't nearly as bad as the 1st.
I have read about another urine test that can be done by a Doctor in the Philippines. It only costs $65 I think, but again these don't give you the PSA or fPSA. I forget what they are mearsuring in the urine too. Supposedly it's a better test of how much cancer you have, because a rise in PSA can be caused by some other things. I think I read it on www.cancertutor.com.
