Prostate Cancer Incidence and PSA Testing Patterns in Relation to USPSTF Screening Recommendations

Abstract

Both the incidence of early-stage prostate cancer and rates of PSA screening have declined and coincide with 2012 USPSTF recommendation to omit PSA screening from routine primary care for men. Longer follow-up is needed to see whether these decreases are associated with trends in mortality.

Keywords

MedicineIncidence (geometry)Prostate cancerProstate cancer screeningEpidemiologyCancerPopulationGynecologyProstate-specific antigenProstateInternal medicineDemographyEnvironmental health

MeSH Terms

Advisory CommitteesAge FactorsAgedBlack PeopleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsSEER ProgramUnited StatesWhite PeopleBlack or African American

Affiliated Institutions

American Cancer Society US

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Year: 2015
Type: article
Volume: 314
Issue: 19
Pages: 2054-2054
Citations: 452
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                                    Ahmedin Jemal, 
                                
                                    Stacey A. Fedewa, 
                                
                                    Jiemin Ma
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2015). 
                            Prostate Cancer Incidence and PSA Testing Patterns in Relation to USPSTF Screening Recommendations. 
                            JAMA
                            , 314
                            (19)
                            , 2054-2054.
                            https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2015.14905
                        

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DOI: 10.1001/jama.2015.14905
PMID: 26575061

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