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 ...

Rishi Sunak has urged men to get checked for prostate cancer as part of a new screening drive. The former prime minister has ...

The NHS will not be automatically inviting all men above a certain age to check for prostate cancer, unlike the approach for some other cancers. The UK National Screening Committee has suggested that ...

A federal panel’s controversial recommendation that healthy men older than 50 avoid a PSA-based prostate screening test is drawing scorn from some doctors. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an ...

It’s important to follow guidance on prostate-specific antigen screening that maximizes benefits and minimizes potential harms such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Prostate cancer screening compares favorably to screening for breast cancer in identifying significant cancers, reducing ...

A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.

Genetic screening for prostate cancer can help identify inherited risks early, guide treatment decisions, and protect your family’s health. At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we offer expert genetic ...

Prostate cancer screening compares favourably to screening for breast cancer in identifying significant cancers, reducing ...

A charity providing free prostate cancer tests has called for more NHS screening to reduce the number of men who go undiagnosed. The Torbay Prostate Support Association (TPSA) said men who had the ...

Prostate cancer screening saves many more lives than earlier studies suggested, research shows. The results from the longest-running European trial show one life saved for every six men diagnosed, a ...

Prostate cancer kills more than 12,000 men a year in the UK, slightly more than the number of women who die from breast ...