The Search for Prostate-Specific Answers
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
Diseases of the prostate constitute the second most prevalent type of chronic disease in the male population in the US. The recent report "US Markets for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Prostate Disease/Disorder Management Products," a report published in August 2007 by the Medtech Insight division of Windhover Information, details the state-of-the industry for companies working in benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, and prostatitis. A brief excerpt on biomarkers for prostate cancer appears here.
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