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The saliva test appears to be more accurate than the standard test, which uses blood samples.

The simple test can be performed at home and does not require a visit to the GP

After his dad died at 67, the 12 Years a Slave film-maker knew it was only a matter of time before he would get prostate cancer, too. The disease kills 12,000 men a year in the UK – a disproportionate number of them black. Now, in a bid to save…

Michael Wiggins, from south London, aims to break the world record as he takes on his 18th London Marathon

Matt Jopson will be raising money for Prostate Cancer UK and the Queencort Hospice where his uncle received end-of-life care.

A recent BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) self-tests – rapid at-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer. The BBC analysed five of these tests using one blood sample and found varying results: one positive, three negative, and one unreadable.

Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possible

The method nearly doubles the proportion of men who maintain erectile function after prostate cancer surgery

NeuroSafe preserves the nerves running through the prostate’s outer layers, which are thought to be responsible for producing erections.