After decades of overtreatment for low-risk prostate cancer and inadequate management of its more aggressive forms, patients are now more likely to receive medical care matched to level of risk, ...

It’s important to follow guidance on prostate-specific antigen screening that maximizes benefits and minimizes potential harms such as overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hypoxia, or reduced oxygen levels, in prostate tumors significantly predicts a poor long-term biochemical outcome, regardless of other prognostic factors, such as tumor ...

A single PSA test at midlife may identify men with a low risk of prostate cancer for up to 20 years, supporting longer screening intervals. Men with a low baseline PSA level at midlife have a low risk ...

Low testosterone levels may increase the risk of higher-grade “extreme” progression of prostate cancer among men enrolled in active surveillance (AS), according to a study published online Feb 24 in ...

Results challenge view that high testosterone fuels prostate cancer growth ...

"This technology gives us a powerful tool to detect prostate cancer earlier and more precisely,” said Dr. James Howard.

In this two-part series, we'll describe the PSA test-- how it's used, and how doctors perform next steps in the event of an abnormal reading. Our first post addresses PSA screening for prostate cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers say they've developed a urine test that could answer whether prostate cancer is aggressive and requiring immediate ...

Higher serum creatinine levels that are still within normal ranges are associated with a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer, according to a new study. Compared with patients in the lowest ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...