Single PSA Levels Prostate Cancer Check for 60 Year Olds
Experts in the UK are looking at the possibility of a single PSA Levels prostate cancer check for men when they reach 60 years old to determine whether they require regular screening or not.
A study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that a single PSA prostate cancer check at 60 could assign men to one of two groups according to their PSA levels.
90% prostate cancer deaths occur in the group with higher PSA levels so regular screening would be recommended for this group.
The other group would be seen to be at low risk of death from prostate cancer. Even if they develop the condition it may not produce symptoms or reduce their life expectancy. For this reason they wouldn’t require regular screening after the initial test.
Routine PSA testing is a controversial issue. Some believe it would reduce the death rate from prostate cancer, while others think it results in invasive and unnecessary investigations and risky prostate cancer treatment, and doesn’t necessarily increase life expectancy for prostate cancer sufferers.
Read more about the proposed single PSA prostate cancer check here.
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