Former prime minister Lord Cameron has revealed he is being treated for prostate cancer. It is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with around 55,000 new cases every year. The prostate is a gland ...

Lord David Cameron has revealed he was diagnosed with, and successfully treated for, prostate cancer in the past year. The former prime minister also declared his support for a targeted screening ...

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)-an alliance of leading cancer centers-has published a new book explaining ...

A digital rectal exam (DRE) is a way to check for signs of prostate cancer. For this exam a physician inserts a gloved, lubricated finger into your rectum to: Feel your prostate gland Assess the ...

Anyone discouraged by the continued absence of a prostate cancer screening programme, the difficulties in getting a clear diagnosis and the limited treatment options if you do, should spend an hour ...

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 ...

Women's HRT patches can treat prostate cancer just as effectively as standard hormone injections—but with fewer of the worst side effects—according to a large UK trial published in the New England ...

Decades ago, doctors created a test to determine which breast cancer patients should receive hormone therapy. Now, researchers are using the same tactics to advance prostate cancer treatment. A recent ...