The article reports that the American Urological Association (AUA) is one of the many medical and patient advocacy groups which criticizes the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test recommended by ...
Prostate cancer incidence and PSA testing patterns in relation to USPSTF screening recommendations. JAMA 314, 2054–2061 (2015). Article CAS Google Scholar Li, J., Berkowitz, Z. & Hall, I. J. Decrease in prostate cancer testing following the US preventive services task force (USPSTF) ...
Our coverage this month highlights the discrepancies found in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovary (PLCO) trial. The PLCO data were instrumental in the recommendation made by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) against prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening. Investigators found a...
When the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against routine PSA screening for early detection of prostate cancer in May 2012, it caused a sea change in practice patterns among primary care physicians. The impact of the recommendations had “a significant chilling effect...
"There is less evidence here of benefit," Dr. Carter said, but these men who are at higher risk need to know the benefits and harms of screening, he added. The new AUA guidelines supercede and replace the section on prostate cancer detection in the 2009 AUA best-practice document, which...
Historical prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening studies reduced prostate cancer-related deaths but also led to overdiagnosis/overtreatment. Since then, opportunistic PSA testing has increased, and late-stage diagnoses and prostate-cancer relat
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every seven men diagnosed with prostate cancer will maintain normal PSA levels3. These findings highlight the limitations of relying solely on PSA screening for prostate cancer diagnosis. As a result, some countries have started to limit their recommendations regarding PSA-based prostate cancer ...
PSA Screening Recommendations Periodic prostate cancer screening is recommended for some males. With that said, the public health recommendations vary due in part to uncertainties as to whether the benefits of screening outweigh the risks of overdiagnosis and overtreatment. ...
The USPSTF is currently revisiting the PSA screening guideline and issued a final research plan in May 2016. Baseline Testing Embraced The Medscape poll showed that despite the controversy, physicians are still recommending baseline PSA testing to their male patients. When asked how often they ...