A cheap, easy and accurate test for prostate cancer could be in surgeries within months. Studies show the new urine test to be twice as reliable as the existing blood test for detecting the disease – ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men but often goes unnoticed. Experts stress early screening, awareness ...

A new spit test for prostate cancer which can be done at home may be better than current testing methods, a study suggests. Experts have developed a simple saliva test which analyses genetic variants ...

Pre-biopsy MRIs can help doctors diagnose and treat prostate cancer more accurately. Here’s when you should get one.

A blood test heralded as ‘the most accurate ever’ way to detect prostate cancer could spare thousands of men suspected of having the disease from the risks and discomfort of invasive biopsies. The ...

Almost half of men are putting off a potentially life-saving test for prostate cancer over fears of a rectal exam – despite the fact doctors now use a blood test. Prostate cancer is the most common ...

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

Prostate cancer screening: The home urine test that could help detect the disease PROSTATE cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK, but like all cancers there’s currently no cure. Early ...

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 ...

Prostate cancer has overtaken breast cancer to become the third biggest cancer killer in the UK. In 2015, 11,819 men died from prostate cancer in the UK, compared to 11,442 women from breast cancer.

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