Professor Sir Mike Richards, chairman of the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), said his own prostate cancer had been picked by up a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test.

19 days ago

‘Better and cheaper’: the case for prostate cancer screening among black men ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Nov › 17 (Mon) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Decision over routine PSA testing is due at end of this month, though some feel the supporting data is unclear

Junior Hemans was having a routine health check in 2014 when he was diagnosed with prosta…

64 days ago

Father-of-two, 54, thanks at home test for discovering he had 'aggressive' prostate cancer - but GP told him to 'watch and wait' ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 03 (Fri) @ 11:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Jason Yeo, from Devon, was shocked when an at home PSA test bought by his wife in early 2023, showed he 'needed to take further action' despite not suffering any symptoms.

90 days ago

Good Fortune review – Aziz Ansari’s big comeback comedy struggles to find big laughs

found 2025 › Sep › 07 (Sun) @ 17:05 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Toronto film festival: The multi-hyphenate’s directorial debut has noble intentions in its timely class commentary but his brand of humour makes for an awkward fit

The absence of big-screen comedies, …

9 months ago

Cancer charity warns over rapid at-home prostate tests

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 10:06 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.

Warning over rapid at-home prostate tests

found 2025 › Mar › 05 (Wed) @ 06:31 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

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Testing for PSA protein can indicate whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer tests are being used on men with no symptoms of disease in 'large variation' between GP surgeries, study indicates

found 2025 › Feb › 25 (Tue) @ 07:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing is not currently offered on the NHS, but patients may be offered a PSA test if a GP suspects they have prostate cancer.

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