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 ...

ANSWER: The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is a way to screen for prostate cancer. It is not perfect, but when used properly, it can save lives by identifying men who have early prostate cancer ...

PSA blood test A study of 400,887 men in an integrated health system, the first to evaluate various PSA screening intervals and age groups, concluded that yearly screening is the interval of choice.

Prostate-specific antigen screening resulted in 13% lower prostate cancer mortality over a median 23 years of follow-up.

Current guidelines recommend against screening for prostate cancer in men who are 70 years old and older, as it is considered to be 'low value' with little or no benefit for the individual. Yet a new ...

Investigators analyzed exfoliated cells in urine test specimens to identify 50 candidate RNAs for prostate cancer detection.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The possible benefits and harms of prostate cancer screening have been hotly debated in recent years, but for the first time a new study tries to put a number on the ...

As prostate cancer cases rise in India, routine PSA tests are leading to anxiety. Doctors emphasise that not every elevated ...

Researchers used 2018 data from the National Health Interview Survey to investigate the association. Men taking anxiety and depression medications were more likely to undergo prostate specific antigen ...