Articles of category "Confirming the diagnosis"

Prostate cancer is one of the most prevalent forms of cancer among men. To confirm prostate cancer diagnosis, a number of medical tests have been developed. More important of these include the Digital Rectal Exam, Prostate Specific Antigen Test, Transrectal Ultrasound, and Biopsy. More recently, a new test called PROGENSA™ PCA3 has been introduced to confirm prostate cancer diagnosis.

A large number of men especially those in their 70s are known to suffer from prostate cancer. Even though this is the case, awareness about this type of cancer is very low. Thankfully though now with advancing medical technology there are newer and newer types of treatment methods that are available. There is plenty of valuable information available on prostate cancer should one visit numerous online resources dedicated to the subject.

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the United States. In fact, each year over 200,000 American men received the diagnosis prostate cancer. Such a diagnosis is carefully made, usually after abnormalities are found in a man's PSA test or during his digital rectal exam. There are several methods by which the diagnosis can be made, each with their own advantages and disadvantages.