ANSWER: The prostate specific antigen (PSA) test is a way to screen for prostate cancer. It is not perfect, but when used properly, it can save lives by identifying men who have early prostate cancer ...

I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly physical exam with my ...

The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it's no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men ...

For decades, it has been known that prostate specific antigen ‒ or PSA ‒ tests are a flawed way to diagnose prostate cancer. Many men have a high PSA without having cancer. Others have low PSA that ...

A disturbing new study has found that 15 percent of older men with supposedly normal readings on the widely used PSA test have prostate cancer anyway, and some even have aggressive tumors. 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 ...

A new blood test for prostate cancer that offers greater accuracy than prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has been put to the test by researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in collaboration ...