National guidelines on prostate cancer screening with the PSA test are set by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). This independent panel of experts in preventive and primary care ...

Screening for prostate cancer becomes more complex in men over the age of 70. The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) currently recommends against routine PSA testing in this age group. The PSA ...

Routine PSA testing is not recommend by the USPSTF for men 70 and older, a group expected to derive little benefit. Similar to trends in the U.S., this U.K. study found that a high number of older men ...

Overdiagnosis from prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening rises sharply with age, reaching about one third of prostate cancers detected at age 70. Approximately 11.7% of screen-detected prostate ...

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Opportunistic prostate cancer screening can lead to overdiagnosis of indolent diseases and invasive procedures. A cohort study suggested that a low baseline PSA level in midlife was associated with a ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Australia, with about 26,000 men diagnosed per year. The majority (more than 85%) are aged over 60. Prostate cancer kills around 3,900 Australians a year.

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is focused on boys’ and men’s health: She looks into reproductive health, trending treatments, screening approaches, mental health, and everything in between.