Screening for prostate cancer using a blood test likely reduces the risk of dying from prostate cancer and may also reduce the risk of dying from any cause. Screening likely makes little to no ...

To check for possible prostate cancer, physicians most often use prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DREs). For a firm diagnosis, they use core needle biopsies. This page ...

In a randomized trial of prostate cancer screening methods, a blood-based diagnostic test and MRI with subsequent targeted plus systematic prostate biopsies outperformed the standard approach of ...

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

A new comprehensive review suggests that screening men for prostate cancer using a blood test could reduce deaths from the ...

A comprehensive study reveals prostate cancer screening saves lives, reducing deaths by two per 1,000 men screened, but many ...

Guidelines recommend offering germline testing to patients with advanced prostate cancer (PCa) to inform treatment and personal/familial cancer risk. We asked whether veterans affairs (VA) patients ...

The Massachusetts Prostate Cancer Coalition (MPCC) will bring together today’s leading prostate cancer specialists to provide up-to-date information on the latest in prostate cancer diagnosis, ...

This is what a frozen section of the prostate looks like. The researchers drilled small holes to extract tissue samples from areas where the gland contained cancer. It is precisely these tissue ...

New blood test could show if prostate cancer treatment is failing - The discovery could lead to personalised treatments for ...

Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement Rounds: Overlooked Risk in Cancer Care: Failure of Medical Reconciliation Among 41 participants, 35 (85%) agreed to germline testing. The mean DCS score was ...