There is no current national screening programme for prostate cancer; the committee that decides these things is looking into ...

The PSA test is often paired with a digital rectal exam (DRE), where a doctor inserts their finger into the rectum to feel ...

More than one million American men may have been unnecessarily diagnosed and treated for prostate cancer since widespread use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test began in 1987, a new ...

There is a “large variation” between GP surgeries when it comes to the use of a prostate cancer test for men who have no signs of the disease, according to a study. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ...

Men over the age of 50 can ask their GP for a PSA test, even if they do not have symptoms (Alamy/PA) There is a “large variation” between GP surgeries when it comes to the use of a prostate cancer ...

Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk.A new at-home spit test is better at ...

AIIMS radiologist stresses importance of early prostate cancer screening, starting at age 50, or earlier for those with risk factors, for effective management.

A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current testing methods, a new study has suggested. Experts have developed a new saliva test which analyses genetic variants in a man's ...

Staff at a mobile testing van in Philadelphia can test people for prostate cancer and provide more information about the disease.

Montell Jordan says his prostate cancer has returned despite surgery. Though he needs more treatment, he still credits early ...