The Latest Breaking News from Prostate Cancer

Scientists believe a prostate-specific antigen blood test may be better at catching early stages of prostate cancer

A study showed that a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test was around four times better at detecting cancer.

Mervyn Bryans, 69, experienced none of the signs typically associated with prostate cancer before he was diagnosed at 57

‘We expect that it will prove relevant to other cancers as well’

The finger-up-the-bottom examination for prostate cancer has been drawn into question. An international panel of experts recently suggested that so-called digital rectal examination for “active surveillance” should be replaced by MRI scans.

Here is the latest news from across the North East this afternoon

Mick Harford says the football family has been "massive" during his cancer journey - and now a charity initiative called Prostate FC aims to tap into that spirit.

The 50-year-old man, who hailed from North Carolina, was diagnosed with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer

‘His accent was uncontrollable, present in all settings and gradually became persistent’

An American man developed an Irish accent following treatment for metastatic prostate cancer. The man was in his 50s and had never been to Ireland.

Mervyn refuses to let urinary incontinence make him 'walk away and wither and die'