For more than 20 years, the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has been used to help screen for prostate cancer, but in recent years, some task forces have called for this blood test to be abandoned ...

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening aims to identify men who may harbor potentially lethal prostate cancer, and those with high PSA results often require more extensive (and expensive) ...

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 ...

A study presented at the American Urological Association annual meeting evaluated an intensified MRI-based screening program for men at high genetic risk for prostate cancer. The work that we were ...

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening aims to identify men who may harbor potentially lethal prostate cancer, and those with high PSA results often require more extensive (and expensive) ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men but often goes unnoticed. Experts stress early screening, awareness ...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Biopsies detect prostate cancer in about one-fourth of men with abnormal screening tests. However, a negative biopsy does not ensure the absence of disease. Repeat prostate biopsies ...

Patterns of use of docetaxel in stage IV prostate cancer (PCa) patients in SEER-Medicare. Background: PLCO is a large-scale, randomized study to determine whether certain screening tests will reduce ...

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