ATLANTA - Each year, millions of American men get a blood test known as a PSA, or prostate-specific antigen, test as part of their yearly checkup. PSA is a protein produced by the prostate gland. If a ...

It is well known that men are reluctant to see a doctor, especially a urologist. As a result, there is a risk that prostate cancer will be detected too late. A simple urine test may be able to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A urine-based test helped reduce unnecessary biopsies among men with prostate cancer. The test appeared to be ...

The MyProstateScore 2.0 urine test captures 17 biomarkers of clinically significant prostate cancer, independent of PSA. A positive result can rule in and a negative result can rule out the need for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . MyProstateScore 2.0 showed high sensitivity for detecting aggressive prostate cancer without the need for a ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and four other institutions have devised a novel method to test for prostate cancer using biomarkers ...

The test can differentiate between various grades of cancer, helping men avoid unnecessary biopsies. Traditional approaches to prostate cancer screening involve blood tests, MRI, and biopsies. However ...

A rapid urine test for chlamydia identified 84 per cent of infections in men, offering a quick and painless way to diagnose the common sexually transmitted disease (STI), researchers said. They said a ...

A test for pee-based markers of prostate cancer has previously relied on an uncomfortable first step. A new study has revealed that the now-available test remains just as accurate without it, paving ...

When prostate cancer strikes, one question is paramount: Is it aggressive and requiring immediate treatment, or slow-growing and worthy of monitoring only? Right now, an invasive biopsy is the only ...

Blood in urine, known as haematuria, can signal kidney cancer. This symptom, whether visible or microscopic, demands ...