P rostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein made by the prostate gland. A high PSA level could be a sign of an enlarged prostate, inflammation called prostatitis, or prostate cancer. The PSA test ...

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 ...

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 ...

Now that Prostate Cancer Awareness Month has ended, Mercy Health is urging men to take a closer look at what they really know ...

Dear Dr. Roach: My age is 73, and I’ve had a steadily increasing PSA level for many years. In 2020, the result was 11.8 ng/mL, and it has risen to 17-18 ng/mL, where it has stayed for the past year.

Contrary to what is commonly thought, the risk of having a positive repeat prostate biopsy is no lower for men with a fluctuating PSA level than it is for those with a steady or steadily increasing ...

Dear H.L.: When the PSA level rises after radiation treatment for prostate cancer, there could be some prostate cancer cells that survived the treatment and are growing. The usual threshold to be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At any given PSA level, Black men are more likely than white men to harbor prostate cancer, according to ...

Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has ...

The liquid that comes out of a piece of freshly-cooked steak is actually water mixed with myoglobin. Myoglobin is a protein that’s rich in iron that turns red when exposed to oxygen. All proteins, ...