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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research has found 'wide variation' in the use of prostate cancer testing across the UK. (Getty Images) (Korrawin via Getty ...

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

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 ...

Australian scientists say it could also help reduce the risk of overdiagnosis by determining which cancers are low-risk and ...

A recent breakthrough study highlights how a simple at-home urine test could accurately detect prostate cancer. Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan suggest this ...

The Decipher Prostate Metastatic test is now available for metastatic prostate cancer, covered by Medicare for all risk levels. It helps clinicians determine which patients may benefit from treatment, ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT), a leading cancer diagnostics company, today announced that its market-leading Decipher Prostate Genomic Classifier is the ...

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 ...

Former President Joe Biden received his last known blood test to check for prostate cancer in 2014, a spokesperson said Tuesday — two days after Biden revealed he has an aggressive form of prostate ...

To date, men undergoing screening through the measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels have had a significant reduction in neoplastic mortality. Because of its low specificity, however, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A urine test can help doctors better spot prostate cancer than either the current blood test or a rectal exam alone, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. They said Gen-Probe's ...