Scientists have developed a spit test that can be taken at home and is more accurate than the one currently used by the NHS - peakSTOCK/iStockphoto A simple saliva test can identify men who are most ...

Doctors began testing PSA levels in the 1980s to monitor diagnosed cancers. By the early 1990s, researchers promoted it for ...

A new at-home saliva test could help identify men with a high risk of prostate cancer more accurately than blood tests, leading to earlier diagnosis and more successful treatment. Prostate cancer is ...

There is both good news and bad news about prostate cancer screening. First, the bad news: the blood test involved, which measures a compound called prostate-specific antigen (PSA), is too inaccurate.

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Advanced prostate cancer cases are rising worldwide as fewer men undergo routine PSA screening and early symptoms go ...

It’s a slightly odd moment when I fire the little spring-loaded lancet into my own hand and, despite my attempts to bleed neatly, the kitchen table takes on a crime-scene feel. I’ve waited until ...

Daniel Oguna, a PET CT technologist prepares a patient for a scan procedure at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [Photo: Standard] The latest and most advanced scan for evaluation of patients ...