Almost half of men falsely believe they need invasive tests to check for prostate cancer, cancer awareness campaigners in the UK say. A rectal exam – during which a doctor or nurse will check inside a ...

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, ...

To cut to the chase, I was struggling to pee. I’d never had issues with this before, and an odd, alarming new ritual was beginning to form: the need to go, followed by discomforting strain, generic ...

Shaka Hislop says it is "alarming" that tests for prostate cancer are not "regular and "standardised" in the United Kingdom.

Steve, Jim, Andy and Tim Hastings found out they were battling the same disease within 6 months of one another ...

Q: I had a PSA blood test for detection of prostate cancer that was abnormal. The first level was 8; the follow-up was 7 (normal PSA 4.0 or less). My doctor is recommending a biopsy even though I have ...

It’s the second most common type of cancer among men and affects 1 in every 8 men in the United States. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and the American Cancer Society says this type of ...

Routine use of MRI during active surveillance of men with prostate cancer allows patients to skip digital rectal examinations and some biopsies, and this approach is best practice, according to an ...

Increasing use of blood tests to detect prostate cancer is leading to overworked doctors. Researchers at the Norwegian ...

MDxHealth has 4 validated testing products with one more in the clinical pipeline. All are focused specifically on urology. The company expects to do ~$65-$70M of sales in 2023, but the valuation is a ...