Scans Detect Recurring Prostate Cancer

BOLOGNA, Italy -- Italian researchers suggest using positron emission tomography and computer tomography with choline to detect recurring prostate cancer earlier. The study, published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, suggests the scans are quicker than conventional imaging in detecting recurring prostate cancer in those who have had the prostate and surrounding tissue removed. "In most patients with biochemical relapse after radical prostatectomy -- prostate removal -- conventional imaging methods often return false-negative results, meaning that the imaging techniques fail to detect cancer that is present in the body," lead author Dr. Paolo Castellucci of the University of Bologna in Italy said in a statement. T...