■ The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued new guidelines for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. In particular, the ACP recommends that men between the ages of 50 and 69 years should only undergo PSA screening after discussing the "limited benefits and substantial harms" of...
Genetic testing, to identify pathogenic or likely pathogenic variants in prostate cancer, is valuable in guiding treatment decisions for men with prostate cancer and to inform cancer prevention and early detection options for their immediate blood relati
PSA 4–10 ng/ml on repeat testing, with normal f/t PSA, PSAD values, DRE, and imaging findingsc, d,e Note: a. MRI-TBx (MRI-guided targeted biopsy) is the preferred method for repeat biopsy. b. If TRUS or MRI suggests suspicious lesions (e.g., PI-RADS > 3), mpMRI examin...
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"PSA screening for more than 40 percent of men 75 or older is inappropriate," said study author Scott Eggener, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Chicago Medicine. "Selective screening is reasonable to consider for the healthiest men over age 75, but for the large majori...
"Increases in PSA testing are likely to pose a substantial challenge to primary care resources which are already overstretched. The Government should provide NHS primary care with the necessary resources for men to be able to access PSA blood tests if they choose to do so, according to the cur...
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Our findings suggest that widespread PSA testing of asymptomatic men in primary care is primarily due to a combination of clinical experience, poor knowledge and the support of doctors for PSA testing, as evidenced by the willingness of male doctors to have a PSA test. There is an urgent need...
This document outlines the technical requirements, recommendations, and testing best practices for clients who plan to integrateSegment Modifierwith their campaigns. Technical requirements Clients wishing to use segment modifiers should be proficient with the tasks and concepts listed below: ...
False-positive readings on a mammogram occur when cancer is not present, but a mammogram is read as abnormal. Most of these false-positive readings will turn out not to be cancer. At all ages, 5% to 10% of mammograms are abnormal and are followed up with additional testing (a fine-needl...