Local anesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy for prostate cancer detection is gaining in popularity due to concerns about infectious complications with transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy. LATP ...

In the largest head-to-head randomized trial of its kind, UK researchers found transperineal prostate biopsies using local anesthesia (LATP) superior to the transrectal approach in detecting ...

He died three years later in 2015.

Since its initial description the prostate biopsy technique for detection of prostate cancer (PCA) has constantly evolved. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) has been proven to have a ...

Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men, but experts say it’s highly treatable when caught early. A survivor shares how PSA ...

When the PSA is elevated: for which men is a biopsy necessary to confirm or rule out suspected prostate cancer? In a retrospective study, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Transperineal prostate cancer biopsies did not cause any infections in a randomized trial. U.S. and European ...

For men aged 50-69 years who underwent a one-time prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening for prostate cancer, a lower prostate cancer-specific mortality was observed after 15 years of follow-up, ...

In a biopsy, a small sample of tissue is taken from your body. A pathologist analyzes the sample to check for cancer cells. The main method for diagnosing prostate cancer is a core needle biopsy. It’s ...

Fear of discomfort and unnecessary treatment often deters patients from prostate cancer screening, despite the benefits of early detection. Prostate cancer can be asymptomatic, making early detection ...

When Sir Chris Hoy revealed that he had been diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer in September 2023, aged just 47, the shockwaves reached far beyond the velodrome. Here was Britain’s most ...

A prostate biopsy is a procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland. It's a method to test for prostate cancer if a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test or digital rectal ...