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The number
of men in their 50s being biopsied for prostate cancer increased
significantly over the last seven years, with the detection
rate rising sharply as well, according to date presented at
the American Urological Association annual meeting.
Researchers
at the diagnostic company Dianon Systems said that an analysis
of 311,000 biopsies, the number of biopsies that detected
prostate cancer in men aged 50 to 59 increased from 11 percent
in 1995 to 16 percent in 2001 -- a 45 percent increase in
this age group.
The researchers
said that for men aged 70 to 79, the number of biopsies detecting
prostate cancer fell from 41 percent in 1995 to 37 percent
in 2001 -- a 10 percent decrease.
"An
increased detection rate as well as a greater percentage of
men being biopsied in the group of younger men compared to
other age groups caused this," said Dr. Franklin Lowe.
"Thus, we're identifying more younger men with prostate
cancer."
Source:
Prostate Cancer
Week of June 2, 2002
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