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Screening for Prostate Cancer
Release Date: August 2008
This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for prostate cancer.
Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents / Published Comments and Response
Summary of Recommendations
- The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is
insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of
prostate cancer screening in men younger than age 75
years.
Grade: I Statement. - The USPSTF recommends against screening for prostate
cancer in men age 75 years or older.
Grade: D Recommendation.
Supporting Documents
Screening for Prostate Cancer, August 2008
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 210 KB; PDF Help)
Supporting Article (PDF File, 195 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 420 KB; PDF Help)
Clinical Summary (PDF File, 115 KB; PDF Help)
Video: How to Talk with Your Patients When Evidence Is Insufficient (3:40 minutes, Windows Media®)
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Published Comments and Response
Published Comments
Response of the USPSTF
Current as of August 2008
Internet Citation:
Screening for Prostate Cancer, Topic Page. August 2008. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsprca.htm
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