Prostate cancer screening is essential for early detection, especially in high-risk groups like men over 50, African Americans, and those with a family history. Routine screening, including PSA tests ...

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

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 ...

I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly physical exam with my ...

Instead of waiting days or even weeks for the result of a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, physicians and their patients can now have the information in minutes, thanks to a novel device recently ...

Obese white men are about half as likely as normal-weight white men to have a total PSA level of 4 ng/mL or higher, a commonly used criterion for recommending a prostate biopsy, according to ...

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 visit ...

The largest-ever prostate cancer screening trial, in which asymptomatic men received a "one-off" blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), has found no mortality benefit. After 10 years, there ...