AUA Recommends Against Routine Prostate Cancer Screening

In a significant about-face, the American Urological Association (AUA) recently published clinical guidance that recommends against performing all routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer, as well as all screening in men older than 70, men younger than 40 and average-risk men ages 40-54. Doug Campos-Outcalt, M.D., M.P.A., of Phoenix, the AAFP liaison to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), said the move brings the AUA much more in line with AAFP and USPSTF recommendations against performing PSA screening in asymptomatic men regardless of age.
Source: AAFP Health of the Public - Category: Primary Care Source Type: news