IPSS Cancer Research Results

IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score: Click to Expand ⟱
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International Prostate Symptom Score

Abbreviation: IPSS, I-PSS

Type: Clinical outcome / lower urinary tract symptom severity scale / BPH symptom assessment

Function: The International Prostate Symptom Score is a validated patient-reported questionnaire used to quantify lower urinary tract symptoms, particularly in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia. It evaluates seven urinary symptoms: incomplete emptying, frequency, intermittency, urgency, weak urinary stream, straining, and nocturia.

Scoring: The seven symptom questions are each scored from 0 to 5, producing a total symptom score ranging from 0 to 35. Higher scores indicate greater symptom severity. The IPSS also includes a separate quality-of-life/bother question.

BPH: ↑ IPSS indicates more severe lower urinary tract symptoms and greater disease burden.

Favorable Direction: ↓ IPSS is favorable and indicates improvement in urinary symptoms. A reduction of approximately 3 points is commonly considered a clinically meaningful improvement.

Interpretation Note: The IPSS measures symptom severity and treatment response but does not by itself establish that the symptoms are caused by prostate enlargement or bladder outlet obstruction.
Scientific Papers found: Click to Expand⟱
8307- FS,  lign,    Efficacy and safety of a flaxseed hull extract in the symptomatic management of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a parallel, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pilot study
- Trial, BPH, NA
*Dose↝, *IPSS↓, *toxicity↓, *QoL↑, *other↝,

Showing Research Papers: 1 to 1 of 1

* indicates research on normal cells as opposed to diseased cells
Total Research Paper Matches: 1

Pathway results for Effect on Cancer / Diseased Cells:


Total Targets: 0

Pathway results for Effect on Normal Cells:


NA, unassigned(tgid=0) ⓘ

IPSS↓, 1,  

Transcription & Epigenetics(tgid=7) ⓘ

other↝, 1,  

Drug Metabolism & Resistance(tgid=21) ⓘ

Dose↝, 1,  

Functional Outcomes(tgid=23) ⓘ

QoL↑, 1,   toxicity↓, 1,  
Total Targets: 5

Scientific Paper Hit Count for: IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score
Query results interpretion may depend on "conditions" listed in the research papers.
Such Conditions may include : 
  -low or high Dose
  -format for product, such as nano of lipid formations
  -different cell line effects
  -synergies with other products 
  -if effect was for normal or cancerous cells

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