THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...
Every September, countries across the world observe Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to highlight the importance of prostate health and early detection. It was first declared by the American Foundation ...
A recent breakthrough study highlights how a simple at-home urine test could accurately detect prostate cancer. Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan suggest this ...
Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother's new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...
In patients with elevated PSA, the urinary MPS2 test had high accuracy for ruling out high-grade prostate cancer requiring biopsy. The urinary 18-gene MyProstateScore 2.0 (MPS2) test can detect ...
It's natural to have questions about a prostate exam. Here, a Tufts University chair of urology gently walks you through the ...
Screening for prostate cancer using a blood test likely reduces the risk of dying from prostate cancer and may also reduce the risk of dying from any cause. Screening likely makes little to no ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother’s new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...
Levels of potential biomarkers for prostate cancer in urine were comparable after a digital rectal examination (DRE) in a physician's office and at a man's home, suggesting the feasibility of an ...
CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scientists in Cambridge have developed a new ‘super test’ for prostate cancer in an effort to revolutionise screening and diagnosis of the disease and accelerate ...