For those of you who get annual physicals, check out with your physician whether this is a necessary checkup. You may be pleasantly surprised that you can forego this routine ritual and see that your kids do it, instead.

By Evelyn Lamb (Click here for the original article) Forgoing a test to detect prostate cancer could mean that three times as many men would fail ...

WASHINGTON — There's more advice on the contentious issue of prostate cancer screening: A leading group of cancer specialists says the decision ...

At the time of my surgery, I had no symptoms and would have never suspected that I had a life-threatening, cancerous tumor taking up residency in my prostate and surrounding neighborhood.

The serum PSA test should not be used alone for screening; it leads to too many unnecessary biopsies. A better estimate of individual risk, including the risk of more lethal disease, can be obtained by combining the PSA test with other information.

Despite the fact that a major U.S. panel has recommended against prostate-specific antigen blood testing for prostate cancer in older men, a new study...

Men should be empowered to make the best decision about PSA testing for them, and the answer isn't a dictum -- it's information and education.

The New York Times' piece makes clear that Dr. Brawley supports the recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force against PSA screening, as do I.