NICE Guidelines currently reccomend that an MRI scan is performed prior to biopsies of the prostate if cancer is suspected. Although it can sometimes fail to detect all significant cancer it is more accurate than standard biopsies. In addition biopsies would be targeted and taken via the perineal re...

It is sometimes helpful for a doctor to physically examine the prostate rather than rely on a blood test on its own (Digital Rectal Examination). These days if prostate cancer is suspected men will have an MRI scan before proceeding to take biopsies.

A PSA blood test combined with an examination of the prostate (DRE or Digital Rectal Examination ) can be more helpful in detecting potential prostate cancer. The PSA can sometimes be normal in the prescence of prostate cancer although this is fairly rare.

PSA does usually increase in value as a man gets older. The level can also sometimes be affected by urine infection, urinary retention, ejaculation (a day or so prior) and even a large non-cancerous prostate.

Around 96 out of every hundred men who find an abnormaility down there and go to their GP will have a common non-cancerous condition which should be fairly easily identified by a short examination or if needed an ultrasound scan of the testicles. GPs will have seen many men in the same situation so ...

Hi there As far as I am aware there is no evidence to suggest that mobile phones carried in a pocket increase the risk of testicular cancer developing. A recent study suggested that mobile phones kept in this way may affect fertility, however this is controversial ( see NHS evaluation in below link)...

Ideally men should check themselves monthly. This allows them to get to know what is normal for them (one testicle may be bigger or hang slightly lower than the other, the surface of each testicle should be smooth with the epididymis or sperm collection tube running behind the testicle and attached ...

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Details on how to check for testicular cancer can be found here;
https://orchid-cancer.org.uk/testicular-cancer/

Hi there A normal testicle should feel smooth without any lumps on it. There is a small structure behind the testicle called the epididymis which will feel like a soft tube and attaches to the top of the testicle. It is commonly described as feeling a bit like scrambled eggs . This is normal. Any ab...

Hi Chris As far as I am aware there is currently no good, rigorous scientific research that suggests this is the case. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/healthyliving/cancercontroversies/mobilephones/mobile-phones-and-cancer http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Mobile-phone-safety/Pages/Recommenda...