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 ...
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 ...
Drugmaker Novartis’ Super Bowl ad explained that prostate cancer screening starts with a simple blood test, aiming to dispel fear of an exam for a treatable cancer.
Super Bowl ad puts male reproduction gland in the spotlight. But is that specific prostate test the best method based on experts' recommendation?
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 ...
The largest study to date investigating a single invitation to a PSA blood test* to screen for prostate cancer has found it had a small impact on reducing deaths, but also led to overdiagnosis and ...
This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting screened regularly for prostate cancer ...
Millions of men in the United States have had the blood test called PSA, which can detect prostate cancer early. No one knows whether getting the test reduces a man's chances of dying of the disease.