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How is PSA used to monitor prostate cancer?

Editor's note: second of two parts; read part one here.. In the first part of our series, we described how PSA is used as a screening tool to help detect prostate cancer in men who don't have symptoms ...
Former prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he is being treated for prostate cancer. It is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 55,000 new cases every year. The prostate is a gland ...
A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...
DENVER (KDVR) — Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among U.S. men, behind only lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. An estimated 300,000 men will be diagnosed with ...
Anyone discouraged by the continued absence of a prostate cancer screening programme, the difficulties in getting a clear diagnosis and the limited treatment options if you do, should spend an hour ...
Landmark UK prostate cancer screening trial begins with first men tested - Trial will inform future population-wide prostate ...
Mical Roy is an Austin-based senior manager in public affairs, a prostate cancer survivor, and a content writer. He's also the co-founder of the Pink and Blue Affair, an annual event in Bastrop County ...
Wolinsky is a Chicago-based medical journalist and publisher of The Active Surveillor, a Substack newsletter that covers lower-risk prostate cancer and active surveillance. In 2002, at age 55, I ...
Prostate cancer affects one in five Australian men, making it the most common cancer in the country. Now, researchers at the ...
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 ...
Women’s HRT patches control prostate cancer as well as standard hormone injections, but with fewer hot flushes and less bone ...