Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in England, with cases surging by 25 per cent between 2019 and 2023, according to NHS data. It’s also the second-deadliest form of the ...

THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

In this two-part series, we'll describe the PSA test-- how it's used, and how doctors perform next steps in the event of an abnormal reading. Our first post addresses PSA screening for prostate cancer ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother's new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...

ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

A PSA test measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein that your prostate gland produces, in a sample of your blood. PSA levels can increase due to prostate cancer or other ...

A simple blood test every five years is sufficient to screen low risk men for prostate cancer, new research has shown. The PSA blood test checks the level of prostate-specific antigen, a marker for ...

An experimental blood test detects prostate cancer so accurately that it may supplant prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels as a screening tool. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother’s new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial ...

Akshay Kumar highlights the importance of PSA testing after losing his father to prostate cancer. Learn what a PSA test is ...