The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men ...

John Taylor, 69, was denied a PSA blood test despite repeated urinary symptoms - Paul Cooper I didn’t know anything about prostate cancer when I first went to the doctor’s. I’d started noticing that I ...

Prostate cancer blood tests ‘can lead to men being over-tested’, experts say - The PSA test measures the amount of a protein made by prostate gland cells and can indicate cancer.

For decades, it has been known that prostate specific antigen ‒ or PSA ‒ tests are a flawed way to diagnose prostate cancer. Many men have a high PSA without having cancer. Others have low PSA that ...

The understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. Therefore, many people — including primary care providers — may not be aware of the current guidelines for prostate ...

“There were some men with high PSA who didn’t have prostate cancer, and there were some men with low PSA who did. Everybody wants a pregnancy test: They want something that when it’s positive, the ...

Men with BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations should be given annual prostate cancer screening checks, leading scientists have said ...

A new blood test for prostate cancer that offers greater accuracy than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been put to the test by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration ...

A new at-home saliva test could help identify men with a high risk of prostate cancer more accurately than blood tests, leading to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment. Prostate cancer is ...