Recent studies showing that a man's background genetic variations might influence his PSA levels raise the intriguing question of whether screening for prostate cancer with serum PSA testing can be ...

Serum PSA testing remains controversial as the data regarding its utility are conflicting. However, a recent study adds to the growing body of evidence supporting its ...

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University The Movember campaign, which encourages men to grow moustaches each November to raise funds and awareness for ...

Dear G.K.: A PSA test is a simple and safe blood test, but the results may put a man onto a pathway that can lead to both benefit and harm, from which it is difficult to step off of. The goal of PSA ...

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute recently announced that regular Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing doesn’t save lives. This conclusion matches that of the US Preventive Services Task ...

July 30, 2012 — Routine screening for prostate cancer with the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test has come under fire in recent months, but what would happen if there was no such screening? "Our ...

Shomik Sengupta treats men with prostate cancer both as a private practitioner and as an employee of Eastern Health. He has been a recipient of grant funding from Cancer Australia for clinical trials ...

Mortality in prostate cancer is lower in areas with frequent use of PSA testing compared with areas with little testing shows a study published online today in Journal of the National Cancer Institute ...

(HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is not recommended, although certain groups of men are more likely to undergo testing, according to a review ...

Cases of advanced prostate cancer have increased among American men ages 50 and older, while cases of early-stage disease have declined, a study published Wednesday found. The study looked at cases ...

Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to reduce the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of men ...

The recommendation Monday by the prestigious United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that the widely used PSA test for prostate cancer no longer be used routinely for men of any age is ...