USPSTF guidelines puts men in danger

USPSTF guidelines puts men in danger

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against PSA (prostate specific antigen) screening for prostate cancer. The task force currently gives PSA screening a grade D, meaning that there is moderate or high certainty that the PSA test has no benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits. This recommendation was first issued in 2011.

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Why I Advocate PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer

Why I Advocate PSA Screening for Prostate Cancer

PSA screening for prostate cancer has recently been the focus of scrutiny in the media, especially following a recent publication in the British Medical Journal. It is thus a good time to take a step back and examine what we know about PSA screening and its relationship to prostate cancer.

 

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