Diagnostic Kit for Prostate Cancer

A new kit for diagnosing prostate cancer offers a one-step prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and provides results within 20 minutes.

The results are easy to read, require no additional instrumentation or reagents, and are very accurate (greater than 99%), states the developer. When PSA tests require patients to visit a laboratory after being examined by a physician, the test results are not obtained for over 24 hours or more. This new test can be administered in a doctor's office, with the results obtained before the patient leaves.

Medical Services International (Edmonton, Canada) developed the kit and the company is working to obtain regulatory approval. The company believes there is a significant market for an early screening test for prostate cancer in men over 45 years of age. The first area where testing is ongoing is China

The company will continue to use its facilities and scientists to develop new test kits where market studies show there is a potential for great demand. By diversifying its types of diagnostic test kits, the company is in the position where a change in demand for a particular test kit will not affect its overall performance.



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