False positive PSA results cause unneeded treatments. An expert panel has recommended against routine blood screening for prostate cancer, in a report published Wednesday in The BMJ. The panel, ...

As the adage goes, “life comes at you fast.” I never imagined prostate cancer would become part of my story. At 37, I felt healthy, was focused on a new job and my family, and was settling into life ...

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

Prostate cancer care will be transformed with routine at-home blood tests for the first time, under new government plans to tackle health challenges faced by men and boys. Mental health, heart disease ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia, with about 26,000 men diagnosed per year. The majority (more than 85%) are aged over 60. Prostate cancer kills around 3,900 Australians a year.

The NHS will not be automatically inviting all men above a certain age to check for prostate cancer, unlike the approach for some other cancers. The UK National Screening Committee has suggested that ...

Because the risk of many conditions increases with age, doctors generally recommend more frequent lab testing as you get ...

Cancer continues to be one of the world's top causes of death, partly because of delayed discovery of the disease. But according to a recently released study, a simple blood test may be able to ...

Mical Roy is an Austin-based senior manager in public affairs, a prostate cancer survivor, and a content writer. He's also the co-founder of the Pink and Blue Affair, an annual event in Bastrop County ...