Abstract
The USPSTF recommends against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer (grade D recommendation).This recommendation applies to men in the general U.S. population, regardless of age. This recommendation does not include the use of the PSA test for surveillance after diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer; the use of the PSA test for this indication is outside the scope of the USPSTF.
Keywords
MedicineProstate cancerProstate cancer screeningTask forceGynecologyCancerTest (biology)Prostate-specific antigenPopulationFamily medicineStatement (logic)Internal medicineOncology
MeSH Terms
AgedEarly Detection of CancerHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsRisk Assessment
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- 2
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- 120-134
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Virginia A. Moyer
(2012).
Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.
Annals of Internal Medicine
, 157
(2)
, 120-134.
https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-157-2-201207170-00459
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- DOI
- 10.7326/0003-4819-157-2-201207170-00459
- PMID
- 22801674