A large analysis of two major clinical trials has found that the spread of prostate cancer can be detected on imaging scans ...

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 ...

Staging means finding out how far prostate cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group prostate cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being ...

Consider this a PSA about PSA. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in US men, excluding skin cancer, and the second-leading cause of male cancer deaths, after lung cancer. One in 6 men will be ...

Prostate cancer diagnoses increased by 3% per year from 2014 to 2021, with the sharpest increase seen in advanced-stage disease. Prostate cancer mortality rates have continued to decline, but at a ...

Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH, is a health writer. She has over a decade of experience as a registered nurse, practicing in a variety of fields, such as pediatrics, oncology, chronic pain, and public health ...

Prostate cancer can be difficult to detect in its beginning stages — here's what to look out for Getty Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in males. It starts in the prostate, a ...