The psa test - Just what is it good for? - Screening for prostate cancer is surrounded by controversy - and with good reason. Although deaths due to prostate cancer have gone down since 1985, w...

The psa test - More than 10,000 cases of cancer of the prostate, the walnut-sized gland that sits just below the bladder, are diagnosed every year in the UK. It is t...

PSA: is this a test that has had its day? - PSA: is this a test that has had its day? The prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test fails to recognise eight out of every 10 cases of prostate ca...

Prostate Cancer - The most common cancer in elderly men, prostate cancer depends on male hormones called androgens, particularly testosterone. The usual management of e...

The problem with the psa test - The prostate is a walnut-sized organ that sits invisibly between the rectum and scrotum, close up against the bladder. It surrounds the urethra,

Ultrasound: the scan scam - Women believe that they can ensure the well being of their babies by having ultrasound scans and that the earlier any problems are detected, the bette...

Psa: a test too far and wide - PSA prostate specific antigen the blood test that is supposed to detect prostate cancer correctly diagnoses the condition in just one out of four...

Prostate cancer - Q I was diagnosed with prostate cancer several years ago, and had treatments initially with radiotherapy and then with a drug called Zoladex. Zoladex...