Only men with a dangerous genetic variant and a family history of cancer should be offered screening, say UK advisors.

The NHS is unlikely to adopt a new blood test for cancer, despite trials showing it can diagnose four times as many patients ...

The UK's National Screening Committee has recommended that only a very small group of men at high risk of prostate cancer ...

PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...

Only men with a specific gene variant and a family history of certain cancers should be screened, experts have said.

Routine prostate cancer screening has been rejected by the UK's independent screening committee despite significant pressure ...

UK National Screening Committee rejects call from Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to offer PSA test to all men at higher risk of ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WPVI) -- The Preventive Services Task Force is changing recommendations that can affect millions of middle-aged men. Five years ago, it opposed routine screening for prostate cancer, ...

Confused about prostate cancer screening? Discover how the PSA test, modern MRI scans, and early detection can help you make ...

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 ...

Government will consider committee’s guidance that says mass screening ‘likely to cause more harm than good’ ...

A new comprehensive review suggests that screening men for prostate cancer using a blood test could reduce deaths from the ...