Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in England, with cases surging by 25 per cent between 2019 and 2023, according to NHS data. It’s also the second-deadliest form of the ...

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 ...

News that former President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has revived long-standing questions about the benefits versus the harms of a blood test that screens for the most commonly ...

Routine PSA testing is not recommend by the USPSTF for men 70 and older, a group expected to derive little benefit. Similar to trends in the U.S., this U.K. study found that a high number of older men ...

Medicare covers one annual prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for people with prostates if they meet the eligibility guidelines and the test is medically necessary. Medicare typically covers one ...

In this two-part series, we'll describe the PSA test-- how it's used, and how doctors perform next steps in the event of an abnormal reading. Our first post addresses PSA screening for prostate cancer ...

PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. When I learned that ...

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 ...