Cases of prostate cancer are on the rise in California, according to new research. A study by UC San Francisco (UCSF) included nearly 388,000 men who had prostate cancer between 2004 and 2021.
The rising cases correspond with a change in guidelines for PSA (prostate-specific antigen) testing, in which the US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) stopped recommending the screenings ...
Most prostate cancer tumors, however, are low-grade and "never spread" — and the PSA screening "does not differentiate between aggressive or non-aggressive tumors, leading many men to be ...
Following a change in screening guidelines, the incidence went up across the state, even more than it has nationally. The incidence of advanced prostate cancer in California rose markedly in the ...
Dr. Bruno Oyik, the Medical Superintendent of Luwero Hospital, says that they have since organized the first quarter prostate cancer screening camp this year from Monday to Friday, January 31st, 2025.
Researchers have found a simple at home urine test for prostate cancer screening is highly accurate. Researchers at Vanderbilt and the University of Michigan have shown that a simple at-home urine ...
Effective cancer screening protocols can dramatically alter outcomes for patients. Prostate cancer, for example, has been one of the most common cancers among men in the United States for decades.
In April 2024, the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) tried to help close the gap by issuing new guidelines, published in NEJM Evidence, recommending that Black men consider PSA screening starting ...
The old arguments no longer stack up, say experts Soho House founder Nick Jones has called for a national screening programme for prostate cancer. Jones, now 61, was diagnosed with the condition ...
In minutes of a screening committee meeting held on 24 November, the NSC said they had ‘received increased calls to look at prostate cancer screening’ since Sir Chris’ diagnosis had been made public.
Giles Coren, esteemed restaurant critic and writer, has come forward with his prostate cancer diagnosis amid a surge in awareness for the illness. In a week that placed prostate cancer at the top of ...