An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by both normal and cancerous cells in the prostate gland. It is primarily measured through a blood test, where normal levels are typically found ...
News that former President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has revived long-standing questions about the benefits versus the harms of a blood test that screens for the most commonly ...
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in England, with cases surging by 25 per cent between 2019 and 2023, according to NHS data. It’s also the second-deadliest form of the ...
Credit: Getty Images Recent study raises questions about the use of MRI as a first-line screening test. A ‘non-negligible’ number of men with PSA levels of 1.8 or higher but less than 3.0 ng/mL harbor ...
This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a term you’ll probably become familiar with once you start getting screened regularly for prostate cancer ...