This is Part I of a two-part series that focuses on prostate cancer screening. Please refer to Part II for discussion of initial and repeat biopsies as well as biopsy technique.Materials and Methods:The systematic review utilized to inform this guideline was conducted by an independent ...
Screening for prostate cancer: a guidance statement from the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(10):761-769.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 42. Carter HB, Albertsen PC, Barry MJ, et al. Early detection of prostate cancer: AUA Guide...
The goal of prostate cancer screening is to reduce overall and disease-specific morbidity and mortality. Evaluating whether to recommend prostate cancer screening requires a careful assessment of evidence quality, certainty and effect magnitude for benef
screeningearly detectionPSATo review the process and rationale for the American Urological Association (AUA) guideline on prostate cancer detection. The AUA guideline on detection of prostate cancer involved a systematic literature review of >300 studies that evaluated outcomes important to patients (...
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Can I prevent prostate cancer? There is controversy about true prevention. The best thing you can do is follow the screening guidelines, and maintain your health through diet and exercise. As clinical studies, which found that supplements such as vitamin E and selenium do not prevent prostate ca...
Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a blanket "D" recommendation against all prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based early detection efforts for prostate cancer, reflecting critical misinterpretations of the major evidence regarding benefits and harms of such testing. Against the backdrop of ...
AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guideline on Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer -- Intermediate Risk AUANewsSanda, Martin
African-American men). Similar recommendations have been issued by the American Urological Association (AUA) and the American College of Radiology. The ACS, however, acknowledges that currently there is no clinical trial evidence that screening for prostate cancer is associated with a reduction in ...
There is no universally accepted age limit after which screening should be stopped. AUA guidelines recommend that the decision on whether to screen in men age >75 years should be made on an individual basis. How is Prostate Cancer Diagnosed?