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Prostate cancer: Rapid at-home PSA tests spark concerns

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At-home tests for prostate cancer can give inconsistent and inaccurate results, BBC News finds.

Tests turn positive if a high level of a protein called PSA is detected in a drop of blood.

Of five rapid tests analysed by the BBC , one did not work, three were negative or all-clear.

Prostate Cancer UK says it has significant concerns about the sale of the tests given their "questionable accuracy".

Prostate Cancer UK describes the growth of home testing as "the symptom of a wider problem" Sir Chris Hoy has been calling for the age to be lowered at which those at higher risk can ask their GP for PSA testing.

Critics say the rules are unclear and there are huge variations in diagnosis rates between GP surgeries.

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