Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment.
Doctors began testing PSA levels in the 1980s to monitor diagnosed cancers. By the early 1990s, researchers promoted it for ...
To check for possible prostate cancer, physicians most often use prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DREs). For a firm diagnosis, they use core needle biopsies. This page ...
A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...
Advanced prostate cancer cases are rising worldwide as fewer men undergo routine PSA screening and early symptoms go ...
Thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer will be offered a lifeline after an about-turn on NHS treatment.
The Urology Care Foundation and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have created a new educational guide on genetic tests to guide treatment decisions for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The guide, ...
Decision making is evidence based and must be shielded from lobbying The NHS draft recommendation against routine prostate ...
Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy says ‘we need more men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer early to stop them getting news I ...
A bill moving through the Alabama legislature could remove financial barriers for men at high risk of developing prostate ...
The Alabama Senate Thursday approved a bill that would require health insurance companies to cover prostate cancer screenings ...