Lowering the recommended age for baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) would reduce prostate cancer deaths by about 30% in Black men without significantly increasing the rate of overdiagnosis, according to new screening guidelines from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Specifically, baseline PSA testing in Black men should begin at age 40-45, sooner than current guidelines recommend, and...
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More men diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer as PSA screening declines
After two decades of decline, cases of prostate cancer rose by 3% per year from 2014 to 2019, a new report from the American Cancer Society has found. Jan. 12, 2023, 2:42 PM MSTBy Linda Carroll More men are being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer that is less likely to respond to treatments, a new study from...