The study will appear in the March issue of Urology, a medical journal. Black men have the highest rate of prostate cancer in the world, one-third greater than the rate for white males. Black men tend to get prostate cancer at a younger age and, when the cancer is diagnosed, it is often more advanced and more aggressive.
Black males are also more likely to die from prostate cancer than are white men.
This multi-center study is the largest to compare fPSA results between the two races. Beckman Coulter Inc. The assay is the only free PSA test approved by the FDA as safe and effective in helping to diagnose prostate cancer. As with cholesterol testing, scientists have found it useful to measure these various forms for better risk predictions. The Hybritech free PSA test better identifies these men so they do not have to undergo unnecessary repeat biopsies. The test is available to patients through their doctors.