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In men aged 55–69 who have been counseled on the known harms and potential benefits of prostate cancer screening, the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force May 2018 statement states, "The use of digital rectal examination as a screening modality is not recommended because there is a lack of evidence on the benefits."
Radiation therapy is commonly used in prostate cancer treatment. It may be used instead of surgery or after surgery in early-stage prostate cancer (adjuvant radiotherapy). Radiation treatments also can be combined with hormonal therapy for intermediate risk disease, when surgery or radiation therapy alone is less likely to cure the cancer.
Prostate cancer screening is the screening process used to detect undiagnosed prostate cancer in men without signs or symptoms. [1] [2] When abnormal prostate tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat and cure, but it is unclear if early detection reduces mortality rates.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved a blood test screening for colorectal cancer that has an over 83% success rate at detecting the presence of this form of cancer.
A new study finds that home colon cancer screening tests may be as effective as a colonoscopy at preventing cancer death. 'WH' talked to experts to explain.
Indeed, colorectal cancer is one of the only cancers that can be prevented with screening, and colonoscopy is, by far, the most accurate way to detect it. But screening rates are extraordinarily low.
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