Hayley Luxton

Oct 12, 2023 | inkl.com | Alexander Ng |Veeru Kasivisvanathan |Hayley Luxton

Changing how MRIs are carried out could triple the number of scans used to detect prostate cancer, potentially making diagnosis quicker and more effective, researchers have said. MRI scans are standard for men suspected of having the disease and can allow doctors to rule out cancer without the need for a tissue biopsy, but demand has risen sharply. The scans are currently carried out in three phases, with imaging done without contrast in the first instance.

Jul 26, 2023 | inkl.com | Ghulam Nabi |Hayley Luxton

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, where one in eight men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives and more than 47,000 new cases are diagnosed every year. It mainly affects men over 50 and the risk increases with age, but the risk is higher for black men or men with with a family history of prostate cancer.