Tag: Prostate cancer screening

Cancer blood tests include routine blood counts and chemistry tests, selected protein tumor markers, and specialized genomic assays. They may reveal blood-cell or organ-function changes, support a diagnosis alongside imaging and pathology, establish a pretreatment […]

A laboratory result usually answers a straightforward question: How much of a substance is present? A biomarker ratio asks a second question: How does that result relate to another part of the same biological system? […]

What Is PSA and Why Does It Matter? A prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood test measures a protein produced by cells in the prostate gland. Healthcare providers use PSA testing to support prostate cancer screening, […]

Understanding prostate cancer symptoms and detection can be challenging because early prostate cancer often causes no noticeable symptoms. When urinary or sexual symptoms do occur, they may also be caused by noncancerous conditions such as […]