Yale Medicine School Cancer Center Study Shows Rates of PSA Testing for Prostate Cancer Increased After Revised National Guidelines
November 12, 2021
November 12, 2021
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- Yale School of Medicine issued the following news:
In a large study led by Yale Cancer Center, more men received a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test to detect prostate cancer following revisions to the recommendation by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening. The results also showed significant increases in PSA testing among older men, a group for whom screening is not routinely recommended. The findings will b . . .
In a large study led by Yale Cancer Center, more men received a prostate-specific antigen or PSA test to detect prostate cancer following revisions to the recommendation by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) on screening. The results also showed significant increases in PSA testing among older men, a group for whom screening is not routinely recommended. The findings will b . . .