Upon reviewing repeated prostate cancer screenings, researchers observed the absence of suspicious MRI findings in over 86% of men who had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of 3 ng/mL or higher ...

Population-based screening showed that men over age 50 with PSA of 3 ng per milliliter or higher and negative MRI results could safely forgo biopsy. Detection of clinically significant cancer among ...

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 ...

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It saved one man’s life. Yet doctors warn that scanning healthy people may uncover more problems than it solves ...

The NHS could offer targeted prostate cancer checks at a lower cost than breast screening at just £18 per patient, a major report reveals today. A lifesaving prostate screening programme would require ...

Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy says ‘we need more men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer early to stop them getting news I got’ as it becomes most common cancer ...

The first men have been invited to take part in Prostate Cancer UK's TRANSFORM trial, kicking off the biggest prostate cancer screening study in a generation. The £42m trial is being co-led by UCL, ...

False positive PSA results cause unneeded treatments. An expert panel has recommended against routine blood screening for prostate cancer, in a report published Wednesday in The BMJ. The panel, ...

Mr Streeting, who does have the power to overrule the committee, is said to now be considering the evidence and range of ...

The NHS will not be automatically inviting all men above a certain age to check for prostate cancer, unlike the approach for some other cancers. The UK National Screening Committee has suggested that ...