screeningprotocol.This relative advantage has proven to be stable from year 7 to year 13 after the beginning of screening.Still,the disadvantages of overdiagnosis and overtreatment are the downsides of a population-based screening approach.But given the overall advantage of screening,a risk-adapted ...
For most men, it’s better to run those extra tests, even if they require a biopsy, than not know whether cancer is present. Types of Prostate Cancer Screening There are two standard types of prostate cancer screening tests: Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) test - a blood test that ...
Latner, Ann W
Several questions and answers on non-screening Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) covered by medicare are presented including one on checking PSA in a patient on testosterone therapy, pre-authorization for ...