METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TREATMENT COURSE OF PROSTATE TUMORS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: medicine, oncology, diagnostics and treatment of oncologic diseases of urinary excretion system. SUBSTANCE: first sample of biological material, such as patient's urine excreted in morning, is taken and analyzed for content of cells having DNA content higher than tetraploid content, and/or for content of cells having DNA content higher than normal diploid cells and present in amount 5-7% greater than normal diploid cells as compared to urine sample taken before examination by touch, urine being analyzed before and after examination of prostate by touch. Control of subsequent treatment course is effected on basis of changes in above-mentioned parameters, and their decline makes it possible to judge on whether adopted treatment course is correct or not. EFFECT: method is simple to carry out and rules out traumatism during examination.