To check for possible prostate cancer, physicians most often use prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DREs). For a firm diagnosis, they use core needle biopsies. This page ...

Patients will be able to find out whether they have genes linked to cancer using a world-leading tool developed by the NHS.

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, ...

Thousands of men with incurable prostate cancer will be offered a lifeline after an about-turn on NHS treatment.

Ernie Strauss and Ronald Wakefield, who met through the patient navigation program of Northside Hospital, have built a support network to help other men navigate the prostate cancer landscape.

An Italian oncologic psychologist warns these patients: “A prostatectomy doesn’t cure anxiety.” Emotional distress can be so ...

Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy says ‘we need more men to be diagnosed with prostate cancer early to stop them getting news I ...

A CUTTING-EDGE cold laser therapy could effectively treat prostate cancer and slash the risk of any debilitating side effects. Australian researchers discovered that the new treatment could ...

PROSTATE cancer has become the most common form of the disease in Britain for the first time. Analysis of NHS figures by ...