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 ...
DENVER (KDVR) — Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among U.S. men, behind only lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. An estimated 300,000 men will be diagnosed with ...
In a previous study, the researchers showed that PSA scores can impact both doctor and patient behavior, leading to biopsy ...
Ernie Strauss and Ronald Wakefield, who met through the patient navigation program of Northside Hospital, have built a ...
A new long-term prediction tool estimates the risk of dying from prostate cancer, offering a more accurate way to interpret ...
Mical Roy is an Austin-based senior manager in public affairs, a prostate cancer survivor, and a content writer. He's also the co-founder of the Pink and Blue Affair, an annual event in Bastrop County ...
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 ...
About 1 in 8 men will learn they have prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. And while most of those who are diagnosed will survive, prostate cancer can be serious. It's the second-leading ...