New prostate screening guidelines from American Cancer Society are most specific yet; exams meant to prevent health issues
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The new prostate screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society are the most specific yet; the exams are meant to prevent health issues.
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New guideline urges routine prostate cancer screening for middle-aged men
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New prostate screening guidelines from American Cancer Society are most specific yet; exams meant to prevent health issues
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Men who are at high risk, including Black men and people with a strong family history, should start annual PSA-based screening at 45, according to the new guidelines.
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — One of the leading cancer organizations in the United States is raising the alarm over prostate cancer and directly urging men to get screened. The American Cancer Society has updated its screening guidelines for the early detection of prostate cancer to include a d…
The American Cancer Society is recommending routine prostate cancer screening for more middle-aged men, in a major change to its guidelines. That means a blood test for what's called PSA, or prostate-specific antigen.
The American Cancer Society is recommending routine prostate cancer screening for more middle-aged men, in a major change to its guidelines. That means a blood test for what's called PSA, or prostate-specific antigen.
The American Cancer Society now recommends all men ages 50 to 69 receive prostate cancer screenings every two years. The new guidelines are a marked change from past advice, which left doctors and patients to decide when it was best to begin screening.
The American Cancer Society released an updated guideline Thursday that recommends regular prostate cancer screening for average-risk men between the ages of 50-69 years old. The society also recommended annual screening starting at the age of 45 for “Black men and men with a strong family history o…
Experts now recommend regular prostate cancer screening for all men ages 50 to 69 and earlier for higher-risk groups, according to new American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) today released an updated guideline for prostate cancer screening to help find cancer before it spreads and reduce the risk of dying from the disease. Key changes include a direct recommendation for prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening every two years for…
The American Cancer Society is recommending more regular blood test screenings for prostate cancer among younger men as diagnoses of the disease rise nationwide. Men between the ages of 50 and 69 should get tested for prostate cancer every other year, but those at higher risk, including black men an…
Concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment had driven a shift away from routine screening. But advances in clinical trials and diagnostic tools have prompted a reassessment in its favor.
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