Australian scientists say it could also help reduce the risk of overdiagnosis by determining which cancers are low-risk and will never cause harm.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. While many prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized, other types are aggressive and spread quickly. That's why Dr. Carlos ...

Germline testing can identify hereditary cancer, which leads to implications for family members, cascade testing for relatives, and starting surveillance and prevention measures: Genetic testing in ...

A scan that makes prostate cancer cells “glow” could halve the number of men needing invasive biopsies, research suggests.

It’s important to follow guidance on prostate-specific antigen screening that maximizes benefits and minimizes potential harms such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

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 ...

A federal panel’s controversial recommendation that healthy men older than 50 avoid a PSA-based prostate screening test is drawing scorn from some doctors. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an ...

Prostate cancer screening compares favourably to screening for breast cancer in identifying significant cancers, reducing ...

Prostate cancer screening compares favorably to screening for breast cancer in identifying significant cancers, reducing ...

Pinar Uysal-Onganer receives funding from Prostate Cancer UK. Alwyn Dart does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this ...

Rishi Sunak has urged men to be checked for prostate cancer as part of a new screening drive. The former prime minister has given his backing to an initiative run by the charity P ...