To check for possible prostate cancer, physicians most often use prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DREs). For a firm diagnosis, they use core needle biopsies. This page ...
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among men in England, with cases surging by 25 per cent between 2019 and 2023, according to NHS data. It’s also the second-deadliest form of the ...
Dec. 15, 2025 — For decades, when tests suggested that a man might have prostate cancer, the next step was usually a biopsy. The procedure, where a doctor uses a thin needle to collect prostate ...
Guy Griffiths was diagnosed after he requested a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test from his GP.
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Writer Nick Harding has a blood test at a GFCT prostate cancer screening event at the Nelson Club in Warwick - Andrew Fox A few things are guaranteed to get men off the sofa and out the house.
A new at-home saliva test could help identify men with a high risk of prostate cancer more accurately than blood tests, leading to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment. Prostate cancer is ...
Shaka Hislop says it is "alarming" that tests for prostate cancer are not "regular and "standardised" in the United Kingdom.
Increasing use of blood tests to detect prostate cancer is leading to overworked doctors. Researchers at the Norwegian ...
A supplement made from broccoli, green tea, and turmeric has slowed the rise of a prostate cancer blood marker in men monitored for early disease. That slowdown reframes how long some patients may ...