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.
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A new Super Bowl Sunday ad starring legendary NFL players aims to boost prostate cancer awareness. Using humor and famous ...
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the IsoPSA blood test, which was developed by Cleveland Diagnostics, a ...
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 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 ...
The study's testing accurately identified prostate cancer 91% of the time and accurately ruled out men without prostate cancer 84% of the time. A urine-based biomarker panel may be a ...
Routine PSA testing is not recommend by the USPSTF for men 70 and older, a group expected to derive little benefit. Similar to trends in the U.S., this U.K. study found that a high number of older ...
Guy Griffiths was diagnosed after he requested a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test from his GP.
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