The standard PSA test has anchored prostate cancer screening for decades, but it has a well-known weakness: it flags plenty ...

An elevated PSA reading has long put men in an uncomfortable position: it signals possible prostate cancer, but it is ...

THIS YEAR, IT'S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there's no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

Stockholm3 blood test detected 90% of aggressive prostate cancer cases compared to 74% for PSA tests in a study of over 12,000 men in Sweden.

Five years ago, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended against routine blood tests to measure your level of prostate-specific antigens – the PSA test. The task force now recommends men 55 ...

Say your doctor offers to run a PSA test, which might detect early signs of prostate cancer. The test is free to you, because insurance covers it. And you're already getting a blood test to measure ...

The understanding of prostate cancer has significantly evolved in the past 15 years. However, many people—including primary care providers—may not be aware of the current guidelines for prostate ...

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a protein produced by the cells of the prostate gland and is found in semen, the medium that carries sperm. PSA liquefies semen and allows sperm to swim. Small ...

The PSA test is an imperfect way to screen men for prostate cancer. But until recently, it was seen as the best option available. The test measures the amount of prostate specific antigen, or PSA, in ...

A new test for prostate cancer that measures levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA) as well as six specific antibodies found in the blood of men with the disease was more sensitive and more ...