A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland. It's a method to test for prostate cancer if a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test or digital rectal ...

An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following inconclusive or reassuring results from an MRI scan, new research has found. Findings ...

Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. LATP ...

King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. During the prostate procedure, Charles' doctors noted "a separate issue of concern," according to a ...

King Charles will be hospitalized next week to treat an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday, hours after they announced the Princess of Wales was hospitalized for abdominal ...

In the largest head-to-head randomized trial of its kind, UK researchers found transperineal prostate biopsies using local anesthesia (LATP) superior to the transrectal approach in detecting ...

A multi-institutional clinical trial showed that a newer technique for collecting prostate biopsy samples reduced the risk of infection compared with traditional biopsy approaches. A ...

In a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is taken from your body. A pathologist analyzes the sample to check for cancer cells. The main method for diagnosing prostate cancer is a core needle biopsy. It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer after undergoing treatment for an enlarged prostate. During the prostate procedure ...