A major review of nearly 800,000 men has found prostate cancer screening using a specific test is likely to reduce deaths ...

Blood tests to detect potential signs of prostate cancer likely reduce the risk of dying from prostate cancer, an updated ...

Although blood test reduces deaths by two for every 1,000 men screened, many could face unnecessary treatment ...

Prostate cancer screening could save thousands of lives a year and should be made an option for the vast majority of men, a landmark review has found.

The number of deaths from prostate cancer is likely to be reduced thanks to screening for the disease, but experts have ...

While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less. Ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, Mr Wissam Abou-Chedid, consultant ...

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 ...

Patrick Shannon of Kenhorst was relishing a new phase of life — retirement from his careers in construction and security — when his primary care doctor called with unexpected news. Shannon’s recent ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WPVI) -- The Preventive Services Task Force is changing recommendations that can affect millions of middle-aged men. Five years ago, it opposed routine screening for prostate cancer, ...

PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...

A landmark review of nearly 800,000 men has found that PSA blood tests do reduce prostate cancer deaths — a shift from ...

A major assessment of the effectiveness of the PSA blood test to detect prostate cancer has been delivered ...