Investigators analyzed exfoliated cells in urine test specimens to identify 50 candidate RNAs for prostate cancer detection.

The MyProstateScore 2.0 urine test captures 17 biomarkers of clinically significant prostate cancer, independent of PSA. A positive result can rule in and a negative result can rule out the need for ...

Doctors use a combination of tests, including urinalysis, cystoscopy, urine culture, and bladder wall biopsy to diagnose interstitial cystitis. For males, they may also examine prostate secretions.

A HIGHLY accurate urine test which can rule out bladder cancer with a negative-predictive value (NPV) of 99% using a hospital laboratory’s standard ELISA testing equipment is today being offered free ...

A simple urine test for genetic mutations in urine-derived DNA can predict urothelial cancer up to 12 years before patients develop symptoms, an international team of researchers claims. The test, if ...

Early detection of prostate cancer remains a major clinical challenge due to the lack of reliable biomarkers, despite the disease being highly treatable when caught in its early stages. Now, ...

A urine test based on University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center research could have avoided one third of unnecessary prostate cancer biopsies while failing to detect only a small number of cancers, ...

When prostate cancer strikes, one question is paramount: Is it aggressive and requiring immediate treatment, or slow-growing and worthy of monitoring only? Right now, an invasive biopsy is the only ...

Every man over 50 should consider getting a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test annually to detect prostate cancer early. This simple blood test can identify cancer at a stage when it's more ...

A test for pee-based markers of prostate cancer has previously relied on an uncomfortable first step. A new study has revealed that the now-available test remains just as accurate without it, paving ...

Frequent nighttime urination, or nocturia, affects millions of adults and often increases with age. Experts say simple ...

Given how often you use the bathroom, you probably glance in the toilet bowl here and there. And, if you happen to spot frothy or bubbly pee, it’s completely understandable to wonder, “why is my urine ...