THIS YEAR, IT’S estimated that nearly 300,000 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed. While there’s no single test to detect prostate cancer, doctors commonly use the prostate-specific antigen ...

PSA stands for prostate-specific antigen, a substance naturally produced in prostate tissue. A small amount of PSA regularly sneaks into the bloodstream, and low blood concentration is considered ...

Dr. Roach: I am a 53-year-old healthy male, and I always request to check my PSA levels each year. My 57-year-old brother’s new doctor denied his request for a routine PSA check on their initial visit ...

The importance of all health screenings is that they can detect issues early. Prostate cancer is one of the most common ...

As this year's awareness month comes to a close, Taub informs patients of the most common warning signs and symptoms of the disease, as well as explains the standard methods for diagnosing prostate ...

Obese white men are about half as likely as normal-weight white men to have a total PSA level of 4 ng/mL or higher, a commonly used criterion for recommending a prostate biopsy, according to ...

I am not sure if the following is a commonly-known fact, but according to my urologist, it is best to abstain from sexual relations three days before taking a PSA test, or the test result may be ...