New Scan Finds Prostate Cancer Cells Hiding in the Body (Page 1/1) blackrams MAY 27, 08:47 AM New Scan Finds Prostate Cancer Cells Hiding in the Body https://www.nytimes.com/202...ate-cancer-scan.html After doctors found cancer in Dr. Mark Samberg’s prostate last spring, the 70-year-old retired urologist prepared to have his prostate removed. He knew that the surgery would cure him, assuming the cancer was confined to the organ. But his doctors had a nagging concern — the cancer cells seen on the biopsy were aggressive and may already have escaped from his prostate. If so, the operation would not cure him. The problem for Dr. Samberg, and for many men with aggressive prostate cancer, was this: If there are cancer cells outside the prostate, how can they be found? Now the Food and Drug Administration has approved a test that can locate prostate cancer cells wherever they are. Exuberant cancer specialists said the test would alter treatment for patients nationwide. “It’s the most exciting thing in prostate cancer in my lifetime,” said Dr. Kirsten Greene, chair of the urology department at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The test relies on a radioactive tag attached to a molecule that homes in on prostate cancer cells that have spread to other locations in the body and may seed new tumors. Once tagged, the clusters of cells appear as bright spots on PET scans. Hopefully, this can and will save lives. Rams Notorio MAY 28, 12:31 AM Thanks for posting that. Very interesting article that gives me hope. My brother has prostate cancer and I heard about each horrifying step along the journey. He's now at that stage where some cancer cells got loose, either before or after the biopsy or the surgery. It's been a few years now of daily potions of Turkey Tail Mushroom extract and biannual PSA screenings, with the level staying pretty steady and below the threshold for chemo, etc. This label-and-scan approach makes a lot of sense. blackrams MAY 28, 08:20 AM I thought this new information might be interesting to those in my age group (although it should be of interest to all males age 40 and above). I have several friends that have been diagnosed with prostrate cancer. Some have had their prostrate removed and are still being treated. Others are simply living their life out. Rams