A study from HKUMed demonstrates that prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening can significantly reduce the incidence of ...
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 ...
There is a 'large variation' between GP surgeries when it comes to the use of a prostate cancer test for men who have no signs of the disease, according to a study. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The UK National Screening Committee said there were more harms than benefits to using the PSA test for screening all men. The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test which is currently ...
It seems, on paper, a perfectly rational proposal. Offer all middle-aged men a test every few years to flag up their risk of prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men, with about 63,000 ...
Some attitudes, however, have not changed and there is still evidence that some GPs discourage testing where no symptoms or risks are evident, despite elevated PSA levels. Before my test, a friend, 65 ...
Related video: Tennis legend Bjorn Borg taking life 'day by day, year by year' after 'extremely aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis This type of testing remains controversial because it has led to ...
09:17, Fri, Dec 9, 2016 Updated: 09:36, Fri, Dec 9, 2016 Manufacturers of product said the increase is largely due to Ben Stiller, Hollywood actor recently spoke-out about his own experiences with the ...
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 ...