Prostate Cancer Archives - Insights Get the latest news and education from Mayo Clinic Laboratories Thu, 15 May 2025 13:06:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Giving thanks for years of prostate cancer treatment: Kurt Glover-Ettrich https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/11/13/giving-thanks-for-years-of-prostate-cancer-treatment-kurt-glover-ettrich/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/11/13/giving-thanks-for-years-of-prostate-cancer-treatment-kurt-glover-ettrich/#respond Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=105698 Giving thanks for years of prostate cancer treatment: Kurt Glover-EttrichAfter immigrating to the United State and becoming a U.S. citizen at the age of 18, Holocaust survivor Kurt Glover-Ettrich chose to give back to his new homeland by serving a 30-year career in the U.S. military. Today, as a Mayo Clinic volunteer, Kurt is giving back in new ways for the 22 years of regular care, treatment, and laboratory testing he’s received in response to the prostate cancer diagnosis that first brought him to Mayo Clinic.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023/11/13/giving-thanks-for-years-of-prostate-cancer-treatment-kurt-glover-ettrich/feed/ 0 The Prostate Health Index (PHI) in Prostate Cancer Risk Assessment https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2017/08/14/prostate-health-index-phi-prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-hot-topic/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2017/08/14/prostate-health-index-phi-prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-hot-topic/#comments Mon, 14 Aug 2017 13:00:30 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=33872 The Prostate Health Index <i>(PHI)</i> in Prostate Cancer Risk AssessmentIn this month’s “Hot Topic,” Alicia Algeciras-Schimnich, Ph.D., will provide you with valuable information regarding the utility of the prostate specific antigen test, and how the calculation of a prostate health index, or phi, can help to stratify a patient’s risk for prostate cancer and reduce unnecessary biopsies.

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]]> https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2017/08/14/prostate-health-index-phi-prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-hot-topic/feed/ 1 Prostate Health Index (phi) [Test in Focus] https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2017/05/09/prostate-health-index-phi-test-focus/ https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2017/05/09/prostate-health-index-phi-test-focus/#respond Tue, 09 May 2017 20:33:50 +0000 https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/?p=31040 Prostate Health Index (phi) [Test in Focus]Useful For     Video Overview Clinical Information Several PSA isoforms have been identified that can further increase the specificity of PSA for prostate cancer. In particular, the [-2] form of proPSA (p2PSA) shows improved performance over either total or free PSA for prostate cancer detection on biopsy. The prostate health index (phi) is a […]

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