Urgent warning over at-home prostate tests for men due to ‘inconsistent and inaccurate results’
MEN have been warned against relying on at-home prostate tests, as they could give inconsistent or misleading results. The ...
One test could have prevented terminal prostate cancer, says patient
The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test which is used to check for prostate conditions including prostate ...
‘Any cancer diagnosis is horrible for anyone’ – North Lincolnshire prostate cancer survivor on the ‘vital’ screening men should seek
A PSA test checks the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) in blood and high levels may be a sign of a prostate condition ...
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Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests
At-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer can give inconsistent and inaccurate results, BBC News has found. The ...
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Paradoxical PSA Association With Mortality After Radical Prostatectomy
In the study cohort, 2,310 patients died during a median follow-up of 6.3 years, and prostate cancer accounted for 454 (19.7% ...
Men urged to book prostate screenings with GPs due to unreliable at-home tests
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in the UK. Leading data and analytics company GlobalData epidemiologists ...
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Eggener Urges Pragmatic Approach to Prostate Cancer Innovations
Scott Eggener, MD, gave a talk at the LUGPA annual meeting titled “Leveraging Cutting-Edge Technologies to Enhance Prostate Cancer Treatments.” ...
Minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment shows success in first patient
Bill Faulkner had long approached prostate cancer testing with skepticism. For almost a decade, the 73-year-old had avoided ...
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Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests
That NHS test, which is processed in a laboratory, measures the level of PSA released by the prostate, a small gland involved in the production of semen. A high PSA level does not mean you have ...