An increase of more than 0.75 ng/mL has also been considered as a cutoff to begin a more thorough workup. However, the PSA ...

BEFORE MAKING A DECISION to have a PSA test it is important to first and foremost understand what is the PSA test, why it is done and the advantages and disadvantages of doing such. PSA (prostate ...

The federal panel that sets national guidelines for cancer screening is urging Canada's doctors to abandon the PSA test, a simple and widely used blood test that helps catch prostate cancer early but ...

The PSA test for prostate cancer is surprisingly controversial. Many experts, in fact, now recommend against the test for most men, saying that the cancers it detects are often relatively harmless ...

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 ...

Investigators analyzed exfoliated cells in urine test specimens to identify 50 candidate RNAs for prostate cancer detection.

As prostate cancer cases rise in India, routine PSA tests are leading to anxiety. Doctors emphasise that not every elevated ...

Rocco Rossi is president and CEO of Prostate Cancer Canada. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care released guidelines Monday recommending against using the prostate specific antigen (PSA) ...

A prostate biopsy involves removing prostate tissue to test for cancer. Learn about types, procedure, risks, and follow-up care.

A nurse hovers over 46-year-old Allan Martin, instructing him to make a fist, before drawing blood from his left arm. "It's about time I got checked again.… I haven't had it done for four years," he ...

When the Ontario government tabled its 2008 budget, it set aside money to pay for a test that helps in the early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Ontario becomes the seventh province to pay for the ...