The test is used to check the amount of prostate specific antigens in a person's blood, which can detect risks of prostate cancer PROSTATE cancer is the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, and ...

are aged 50 and over and have asked your GP for a test Doctors also check your PSA level as you go through prostate cancer treatment. It can help them see how well treatment is working. Prostate ...

An MRI scan showing an enlarged prostate gland (pink) with a cancerous tumour (dark green section inside it) (Picture: Getty) Stephen Fry has urged men ‘of a certain age’ to get their PSA levels ...

The PSA test is a blood test that detects the level of a protein called prostate specific antigen (PSA) in the blood. PSA is a protein produced by both normal and cancerous prostate cells and it is ...

Despite prostate cancer being the most common form of cancer for UK men, there continues to be a worrying lack of understanding around both symptoms and screening. These days, a prostate-specific ...

PSA is a protein made by the prostate gland. Some of it leaks into your blood, which is entirely natural, but how much of it present can indicate how healthy your prostate is. This is important as it ...

While a PSA of 12.9 ng/ml does raise concern, it does not automatically mean cancer, noted Dr Saraf. “The risk depends on age ...

A recent BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) self-tests – rapid at-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer. The BBC analysed five of these tests using ...

11:24, Fri, Oct 19, 2018 Updated: 11:25, Fri, Oct 19, 2018 Prostate cancer symptoms are difficult to spot in the early stages and can go undetected for many years. Symptoms only begin to show when the ...

Screening PSA levels at aged 65-69 may inform the decision to continue or discontinue prostate cancer screening after age 70 years, regardless of patient race and ethnicity. The absolute risks of ...

Researchers say the test is so effective it could 'turn the tide' on the disease and help identify at-risk men without the need for a GP appointment. They estimate it could find 12,350 tumours at an ...

PROSTATE cancer is the third biggest cancer killer in the UK, and going for a PSA test can detect if a person is at risk of getting the disease early. But few men know what it is, so we have the ...