A prostate cancer screening program involving participants in the top decile of risk according to a polygenic risk score identifies clinically significant disease, according to a study published in ...

The UK's National Screening Committee has recommended that only a very small group of men at high risk of prostate cancer should be screened for the disease. There is currently no screening programme ...

Genetic screening for prostate cancer can help identify inherited risks early, guide treatment decisions, and protect your family’s health. At Fred Hutch Cancer Center, we offer expert genetic ...

The NHS will not be inviting all men over a certain age to be checked for prostate cancer like it does for some other cancers. The UK National Screening Committee has recommended that the prostate ...

As reports surface that the UK’s national screening committee are set to reject proposals for any national prostate screening programme, experts warn that the decision, if followed through with, puts ...

Screening men for prostate cancer would save thousands of lives by slashing their risk of dying from the disease by 13 per cent, a major study reveals. Testing led to a ‘sustained reduction’ in deaths ...

Wes Streeting says he'll "examine the evidence" after the UK National Screening Committee advises against routine prostate cancer screening for the majority of men The health secretary says he will ...

In a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is taken from your body. A pathologist analyzes the sample to check for cancer cells. The main method for diagnosing prostate cancer is a core needle biopsy. It’s ...

It seems, on paper, a perfectly rational proposal. Offer all middle-aged men a test every few years to flag up their risk of prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men, with about 63,000 ...

Here, we break down what screening recommendations mean for you and how to check your risk of prostate cancer IT affects one in eight men, and so it seems logical to have a prostate cancer screening ...