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2. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. NHS to review guidance on prostate cancer testing after Chris ...

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   NHS guidelines for England say anyone can request a PSA test if they are over the age of 50. The charity Prostate Cancer UK also advises that black people or those with a family history of ...

4. Charity calls for change to prostate cancer testing guidelines

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   At the moment, doctors offer PSA tests to men with prostate cancer symptoms, but cannot proactively offer them to high-risk men with no symptoms, such as men over 50, black men and men with a ...

5. Rectal examination - Wikipedia

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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."

6. Cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   When PSA screening began in the 1980s, cases of prostate cancer rose by 26% between 1986-2005, with the most affected age group being men under the age of 50. [37] Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and the cancer will grow aggressively in approximately 1 in 3 cases. Therefore there is a risk of overdiagnosing and overtreating, this ...

7. Prostate cancer test may lead to overdiagnosis in black men ...

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   A widely used test for prostate cancer may leave black men at increased risk of overdiagnosis, a study has suggested. ... Men aged over 50 years without symptoms are also able to request the blood ...

8. Active surveillance of prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   In a separate study of men from the pre prostate cancer screening era managed with watchful waiting (56% over age 70 years), progression to distant metastasis or prostate cancer death was 13.9% and 12.3%, respectively for Gleason score 6 or below, but considerably higher at 18.2 and 22.7%, 30% and 20%, 44.4% and 55.6% for Gleason 3+4, 4+3, and ...

9. New Urine Test for Prostate Cancer May Help Reduce ...

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   The test had a 95% sensitivity among men who had a grade group 2 or greater cancer; this sensitivity improved to 99% in men with a grade group 3 or greater cancer. In practical terms, that means ...