Testing the molecular profile of prostate tumours identifies which patients with advanced prostate cancer are more likely to benefit from a chemotherapy treatment called docetaxel and live longer, ...

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 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, ...

The prostate health index (PHI) is a blood test that more accurately assesses the risk of prostate cancer than a traditional PSA test. The PHI combines three different PSA tests to create one risk ...

The FDA has approved a novel diagnostic for prostate cancer that looks to improve upon the common screener for prostate-specific antigen, known as a PSA test. The IsoPSA blood test, developed by ...

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

Drugmaker Novartis’ Super Bowl ad explained that prostate cancer screening starts with a simple blood test, aiming to dispel fear of an exam for a treatable cancer.

Source: Getty Images Investigators analyzed exfoliated cells in urine specimens to identify 50 candidate RNAs for prostate cancer detection. Serum PSA testing is not specific to prostate cancer, and ...

A plant-based diet combined with probiotics reduces PSA increase in men and lowers prostate cancer risk by 3x.

The study's testing accurately identified prostate cancer 91% of the time and accurately ruled out men without prostate cancer 84% of the time. A urine-based biomarker panel may be a promising, ...