To check for possible prostate cancer, physicians most often use prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests and digital rectal exams (DREs). For a firm diagnosis, they use core needle biopsies. This page ...

The second most common cancer among men is prostate cancer, affecting 1 in 8 men. Prostate cancer is treatable, in most cases, when the cancer remains localized to the prostate gland. But if the ...

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While prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years. By Gina Kolata Prostate cancer experts ...