PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

Prostate cancer screening was revolutionized in the early 1990s with the wide spread availability and FDA approval of PSA testing. PSA however is not specific for clinically significant prostate ...

A prostate cancer committee has been accused of exaggerating the risks of screening. Advisers to Wes Streeting, the Health ...

Investigators sought to determine the effect of “Smart PSA” guidelines on screening behavior and biopsy outcomes among Black men.

Learn the key warning signs of prostate cancer that men often overlook. Early awareness can make all the difference.

Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer including drugs, policy, science, and equity. He joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at NPR and NPR affiliate stations. His ...

There is both good news and bad news about prostate cancer screening. First, the bad news: the blood test involved, which measures a compound called prostate-specific antigen (PSA), is too inaccurate.

The Government has issued an important statement on prostate cancer and the potential for a screening programme, starting ...

Three years ago, Maurice Blake was diagnosed with prostate cancer. "I didn't have any of the traditional symptoms, apart from ...

HB300, sponsored by Rep. Frances Holk-Jones, R-Foley, a breast cancer survivor, would require that any health benefit plan ...