SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veracyte, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCYT) today announced new data suggesting the Decipher ® Prostate Biopsy genomic classifier (GC) may help guide treatment ...

Discover a study showing how repeating elevated PSA tests can prevent unnecessary procedures, while persistent elevations ...

Scientists use a metric called “area under the curve” or AUC to assess how well the test performed. An AUC of 1 is a perfect ...

Traditionally, a transrectal biopsy was the standard procedure to test for prostate cancer if a prostate-specific antigen blood test was elevated and/or a digital rectal exam was flagged. During a ...

The American Cancer Society estimates that 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in 2023. While the overall 5-year survival rate is 97%, that number goes down significantly if the ...

The American Cancer Society Black men in have an estimated 70% to 110% higher incidence and mortality rate for prostate cancer than white men ...

A Yale-led study examines the potential environmental benefits of more carefully selecting patients for prostate biopsy in a way that can also spare low-yield and potentially harmful procedures. Yale ...

More good tidings to gladden the hearts of men who have reached the half century mark: Swapping traditional prostate biopsies for MRI-targeted biopsies with a new prostate cancer risk score can cut ...

A recent breakthrough study highlights how a simple at-home urine test could accurately detect prostate cancer. Researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan suggest this ...

He had an MRI scan and then a biopsy, which confirmed prostate cancer ... is at stake when that little vial of blood gets sent for analysis. The procedure itself is simple. My test was over in seconds ...

AIIMS radiologist stresses importance of early prostate cancer screening, starting at age 50, or earlier for those with risk factors, for effective management.

Nearly a year after Montell Jordan was diagnosed with Stage 1 prostate cancer and underwent a prostatectomy as treatment, the “This Is How We Do It” singer has revealed that follow-up scans detected ...