“Understanding how to use PSA tests has gotten a whole lot more complicated over the years,” observes Dr. Partin. “Probably the first inkling we had that there was really no such thing as a ‘normal’ ...

The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men ...

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

Several medical conditions can mimic prostate cancer, causing many of the same symptoms, including painful ejaculation and ...

For decades, it has been known that prostate specific antigen ‒ or PSA ‒ tests are a flawed way to diagnose prostate cancer. Many men have a high PSA without having cancer. Others have low PSA that ...

A new blood test for prostate cancer that offers greater accuracy than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been put to the test by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration ...

“There were some men with high PSA who didn’t have prostate cancer, and there were some men with low PSA who did. Everybody wants a pregnancy test: They want something that when it’s positive, the ...