Twelve proteins in a blood sample may flag prostate cancer 15 years before it appears

Prostate cancer is usually found after symptoms or a PSA test raise the alarm — often years after the disease began. Oxford researchers studying more than 2,500 men have found 12 proteins in the blood that were linked to a prostate cancer diagnosis more than 15 years later, including seven tied to the most dangerous forms. The findings, presented at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting, are a step toward a practical early-warning blood test: the team, backed by Cancer Research UK, is now working out which proteins are the most reliable signals and whether they can be combined with genetic data into a screening tool.

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