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 ...

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)--an alliance of leading cancer centers--has published a new book ...

New Zealanders, especially women, have sent a clear and urgent message: it is time for a national prostate cancer screening programme. New independent polling of 1,000 eligible voters shows that 84% ...

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...

Prostate cancer screening should not be made routinely available for the vast majority of men in the UK, a committee advising the Government has said. In a draft recommendation, the UK National ...

Prostate cancer tests in the UK will only be offered to men with a specific cancer gene variant in a controversial decision that will put pressure on the government to overrule the advice. Targeted ...

The prostate-specific antigen test measures the level of PSA in the blood. Elevated levels may indicate prostate issues, ...