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 ...

Learn about prostate cancer risks, warning signs, and the importance of PSA testing for early detection and treatment.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia, with about 26,000 men diagnosed per year. The majority (more than 85%) are aged over 60. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly ...

After surgical removal of the prostate to treat prostate cancer, clinicians monitor prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels. Persistently elevated PSA levels indicate residual cancer and are linked to ...

Opportunistic prostate cancer screening can lead to overdiagnosis of indolent diseases and invasive procedures. A cohort study suggested that a low baseline PSA level in midlife was associated with a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - On average, men's levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decrease as their body mass index (BMI) rises, a new study shows. PSA is a marker for prostate cancer risk when ...

Hormone therapy initiation depends on disease extent; some agents avoid testosterone flare, allowing ADT without Casodex in certain cases. Active surveillance is increasingly chosen for favorable ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 years old. About 20 years ago, I had prostate cancer and went through 43 weeks of radiation. My PSA level in the past year has risen slightly from .03 ng/mL to .09 ng/mL. My ...

Achieving a PSA nadir of less than 0.2 ng/mL is needed for optimal mCSPC outcomes. For real-world patients with metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC), reaching a PSA nadir less than ...