A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current blood tests, a new study shows. The simple saliva test has been developed by experts and works by analysing genetic variants in a ...

A Jamaican urologist is urging a shift in the focus of prostate cancer screening from the long-promoted digital rectal examination (DRE) to the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test, citing what ...

A new system to detect prostate cancer could help men avoid needless biopsies and pave the way for the introduction of screening. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has introduced a new model, ...

Every September, countries across the world observe Prostate Cancer Awareness Month to highlight the importance of prostate health and early detection. It was first declared by the American Foundation ...

A leading doctor has answered several common questions about prostate cancer in an effort to separate facts from fiction. His ...

A DOCTOR has revealed why men must never turn down a rectal examination by the NHS. The procedure, which involves a doctor inserting a lubricated finger into the rectum, is a “vital” screening tool ...

An enlarged prostate is not usually serious, but can cause troubling symptoms needing treatment. The prostate is a gland that should be about the size of a walnut. It sits at the base of the bladder - ...

GPs should no longer have to do rectal exams when trying to diagnose prostate cancer as it is a ‘poor test’ for detection, leading urologists have argued. The British Association of Urological ...

ALTHOUGH it is no secret that prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer among Jamaican men, local urologists are still having a difficult time getting men to come forward to do their prostate ...

As a routine appointment with his GP was coming to a close, Gary Hastie-Davies was asked a question by the young doctor opposite him. "Is there anything else I can help you with?" The retired security ...