Landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial begins with first men tested - Trial will inform future population-wide prostate ...

Prostate cancer screening plans could be scaled back even further, despite growing calls for more testing to be rolled out.

The NHS will not be automatically inviting all men above a certain age to check for prostate cancer, unlike the approach for some other cancers. The UK National Screening Committee has suggested that ...

The campaign for better prostate cancer awareness has provoked important questions about the lack of testing and screening. Why are men dying unnecessarily?

Former Premier League goalkeeper Shaka Hislop says it is "alarming" that tests for prostate cancer are not "regular and "standardised" in the United Kingdom. The 56-year-old was diagnosed with the ...

While many people are familiar with mammograms and smear tests, prostate screening is talked about far less. Ahead of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in March, Mr Wissam Abou-Chedid, consultant ...

The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has rejected calls for population-wide prostate cancer screening using the PSA test. More than 63,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually in ...

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 promising, ...

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...

Prostate cancer blood tests can lead to men being over-tested, while those who need help may be missed, a large study has found. Researchers from the University of Oxford examined the health records ...

For Josh Henderson, 66, of Olympia, getting genetic testing was a no-brainer. “The first time I came to Fred Hutch, my oncologist suggested it,” said the retired IT manager who received a metastatic ...

A landmark trial aiming to shape the future of prostate cancer screening in the UK has begun testing a group of men ...