Doctors may have found an easier way to treat prostate cancer — could become new ‘standard of care’

A new study may have found a potentially easier, less disruptive and more effective way to treat the second leading cause of ...

Prostate cancer screening through a blood test 'could reduce deaths'

A major review of nearly 800,000 men has found prostate cancer screening using a specific test is likely to reduce deaths ...
AOL

Doctors Explain Exactly What Prostate Cancer Screenings Involve

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." IF YOU’VE NEVER had a prostate cancer screening, you may worry that it will be embarrassing and ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: My prostate specific antigen test score was higher than it used to be. Should I be concerned?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly ...
STAT

PSA screening for prostate cancer reduces disease-specific deaths, new review shows

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing likely reduces the risk of death from prostate cancer, found a new review ...

Blood test spots failing prostate cancer treatment within 6-12 weeks, study finds

A new blood test could help doctors identify whether a treatment for advanced prostate cancer is failing weeks earlier than ...
Nature

Does the PSA test for prostate cancer save lives? New data reverse gold-standard findings

Health-evidence reviewers reverse recommendation on a blood test that detects a biomarker of a common cancer after decades of ...