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 ...

National guidelines on prostate cancer screening with the PSA test are set by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This independent panel of experts in preventive and primary care ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, with about 1-in-8 expected to be diagnosed in their lifetime.

September is prostate cancer awareness month. Dr. Leonard Marks, a urologic oncologist and professor in the Department of Urology at UCLA, sat down with Daily Bruin science and health contributor Nick ...

Editor's note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine.When I learned that ...

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would "save countless lives". Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate ...

A prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is a blood test that measures a protein released in the blood by prostate cells. Both normal and cancerous prostate cells release the protein. Most of the time, ...

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 ...

PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...