Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...

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 ...

Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

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 ...

The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is proud to announce the launch of an interactive website and downloadable guide, Somatic and Germline Genetic Testing for Patients with Advanced Prostate ...

Research from the University of Cambridge may be able to start a national screening programme for the common cancer ...

Decision making is evidence based and must be shielded from lobbying The NHS draft recommendation against routine prostate ...

Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy says ‘we need more men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer early to stop them getting news I ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with about 1-in-8 expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime.

Thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer will be offered a lifeline after an about-turn on NHS treatment.