Prostate-specific antigen screening resulted in 13% lower prostate cancer mortality over a median 23 years of follow-up.

THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

PSA blood test A study of 400,887 men in an integrated health system, the first to evaluate various PSA screening intervals and age groups, concluded that yearly screening is the interval of choice.

ANSWER: The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is a way to screen for prostate cancer. It is not perfect, but when used properly, it can save lives by identifying men who have early prostate cancer ...

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

Current guidelines recommend against screening for prostate cancer in men who are 70 years old and older, as it is considered to be 'low value' with little or no benefit for the individual. Yet a new ...

Using MRI scans in screening for prostate cancer could detect tumours missed by prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood testing alone, according to a major new study from University College London (UCL) ...

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

Researchers used 2018 data from the National Health Interview Survey to investigate the association. Men taking anxiety and depression medications were more likely to undergo prostate specific antigen ...