PSA testing has come under fire in recent years due to alleged overdiagnosis of prostate cancer cases, and a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) may raise even ...
(CNN) — The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued their final recommendation on the PSA prostate cancer-screening test Monday, recommending against routine PSA exams for men of any age.
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Members of the task force — who issued draft recommendations in October and kept them unchanged after a public ...
An independent group of medical experts with the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends that men of all ages no longer be screened using the prostate-specific antigen blood test to check for ...
While needing better guidelines, the PSA test still plays an important role in detecting early prostate cancer in informed patients LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The mission of the Prostate Cancer ...
The PSA test should be abandoned as a prostate cancer screening tool, a government advisory panel has concluded after determining that the side effects from needless biopsies and treatments hurt many ...
PHILADELPHIA, May 22, 2012 – Following a period for public comment, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its final recommendation for prostate cancer screening. The Task ...