SurvivorNet on MSN

Prostate cancer screening: Get the actual guidelines for men, why doctors don’t agree, and what you need to know to make decisions

A new Super Bowl Sunday ad starring legendary NFL players aims to boost prostate cancer awareness. Using humor and famous ...
MedPage Today on MSN

Single Midlife PSA Test May Identity Long-Term Prostate Cancer Risk

Many men with low levels could be spared from invasive procedures and frequent testing ...
WFAE

The pros and cons of PSA tests for prostate cancer for midlife and older men

News that former President Joseph Biden has advanced prostate cancer has revived long-standing questions about the benefits versus the harms of a blood test that screens for the most commonly ...
The Vindicator

TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Next steps when PSA readings get elevated

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year old male in good health who exercises regularly, doesn’t take any medications, and doesn’t have a family history of prostate cancer. During my most recent yearly ...
katu

Study: PSA rise not good prostate cancer predictor

WASHINGTON (AP) - A rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer after all and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, says a large new study. Most men over 50 get PSA blood tests, ...
ABC News

Study Knocks Diagnostic Value of Prostate Cancer Screening Test

Prostate biopsies based on PSA changes are largely unnecessary, researchers say. Feb. 25, 2010— -- If prostate biopsies were based only on the rate of change in PSA level over time, the number of ...