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Major Change to Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines
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- The American Cancer Society now recommends PSA screening every 2 years for average-risk men aged 50 to 69.
- The ACS described the change as a major update to its prostate cancer screening guidelines, announced Thursday.
- Middle-aged men should undergo regular prostate cancer screening, according to the updated guidance.
Why it matters
Screening intervals and age ranges shape how often men are tested and how clinicians weigh PSA results against the risk of overdiagnosis. Researchers and clinicians working on screening programmes will need to reconcile their practice with the new recommendation.
Who’s affected
- average-risk men aged 50 to 69
- clinicians and primary care physicians
- prostate cancer researchers and screening programme planners
What to do
- Average-risk men aged 50 to 69 can discuss PSA screening every 2 years with their doctor.
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(MedPage Today) -- Shifting gears on prostate cancer screening, the American Cancer Society (ACS) now recommends screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) every 2 years for average-risk men ages 50 to 69. Since the release of its previous...
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American Cancer Society announced its updated prostate cancer screening guidance (reported as Thursday)
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