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 ...

While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less. Ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, Mr Wissam Abou-Chedid, consultant ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer often develops silently, leaving many unaware until it’s advanced.

Fear of discomfort and unnecessary treatment often deters patients from prostate cancer screening, despite the benefits of early detection. Prostate cancer can be asymptomatic, making early detection ...

The study's testing accurately identified prostate cancer 91% of the time and accurately ruled out men without prostate cancer 84% of the time. A urine-based biomarker panel may be a promising, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with about 67,000 diagnoses each year in the UK Prostate cancer screening should ...

Here’s a number that should make you uncomfortable: Black men are 67% more likely to develop prostate cancer than white men. But wait, it gets worse. They’re also twice as likely to die from it. If ...

The first men have been invited to take part in Prostate Cancer UK's TRANSFORM trial, kicking off the biggest prostate cancer screening study in a generation. The £42m trial is being co-led by UCL, ...

The campaign for better prostate cancer awareness has provoked important questions about the lack of testing and screening. Why are men dying unnecessarily?

Just when society is beginning to get to grips with one of the main killers of men in the UK, prostate cancer, along comes an official body that appears to dampen hopes of a proper national screening ...