PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...
Wolinsky is a Chicago-based medical journalist and publisher of The Active Surveillor, a Substack newsletter that covers lower-risk prostate cancer and active surveillance. In 2002, at age 55, I ...
Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...
Men who receive personalized estimates of the likelihood of raised prostate-specific antigen levels are more likely to decide ...
Former President Joe Biden and other older men may not be getting routine prostate cancer screenings but his recent Stage 4 diagnosis raises questions about whether that's always the best choice.
Incorporating a polygenic risk score into prostate cancer screening could enhance the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer that conventional screening may miss, according to results of ...
Former president Joe Biden’s newly diagnosed prostate cancer, an aggressive form that has spread to his bones, has renewed the debate about who should receive annual screenings for signs of the ...
Prostate cancer is increasingly diagnosed in younger Indian men, requiring early screening. Lifestyle and genetic factors ...
A new survey finds the majority of American men believe the first step in prostate cancer screening is an invasive rectal exam by their doctor. That's not true, but mistaken beliefs like these could ...