Discover a study showing how repeating elevated PSA tests can prevent unnecessary procedures, while persistent elevations ...

The PSA test is often paired with a digital rectal exam (DRE), where a doctor inserts their finger into the rectum to feel ...

Gus Jones takes his health seriously. He's never neglected his annual physical. In his line of work, it was fairly important to remain healthy. Jones worked three years as a deputy sheriff, 30 years ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most older men with prostate cancer found by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and biopsies opted for treatment in a new study - even if signs pointed to their disease ...

Screening with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test can detect early-stage prostate cancer while it’s still asymptomatic.

Scientists use a metric called “area under the curve” or AUC to assess how well the test performed. An AUC of 1 is a perfect ...

Men’s Health Month brings reminders of the importance of screening for health conditions that can profoundly impact our lives. All men between 50 and 70 years of age used to be advised to have a PSA ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men. About one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer ...

A urine test could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, according to a validation study that included more than 1,500 ...

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, ...