Earlier today, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued the final version of its revised guidance on screening for risk of prostate cancer. … READ MORE …
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As many readers will be aware, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently issued new, draft guidance on the role of testing for risk of prostate cancer, and most particularly on the use of PSA testing in men of 55 years and older. All public comment on the proposed new draft recommendations is due on or before May 8 upcoming. … READ MORE …
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A commentary in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine provides some valuable, historical insight into how it was that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) ended up with responsibilities that many of its members never wanted. … READ MORE …
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Yesterday the American Urology Association (AUA) issued a second set of five recommendations to its members through the Choosing Wisely initiative (which is coordinated by the ABIM Foundation). Two of these recommendations were specific to risk for prostate cancer and its management. … READ MORE …
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For those who would like to have access to a sound summary of the recommendations of groups around the world on screening for prostate cancer, we can recommend a recent, relatively brief, and straightforward review article recently published in BJU International. … READ MORE …
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A new article on the Medscape web site, based on an article by Kim et al. in the journal Medical Care, deals with urologists’ and radiation oncologists’ recommendations for active surveillance (AS) as an appropriate form of treatment for low-risk prostate cancer in the USA today. … READ MORE …
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The following is (slightly edited) report by Jeffrey J. Tomaszewski, MD, on behalf of UroToday.com, of a state-of-the-art lecture by David Penson, MD, presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA) in Orlando. We hope that UroToday will forgive us for this direct “theft”, but the topic is one of enormous relevance to the patient community. … READ MORE …
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In reading through the abstracts of the presentations to be given at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Urological Association (AUA), the results of a national survey of radiation oncologists and urologists on active surveillance (AS) for low-risk prostate cancer is the most striking item that we have seen to date. … READ MORE …
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According to a brief research letter by Howard, just published in Archives of Internal Medicine, the incidence of prostate cancer diagnosis in men of ≥ 75 years declined significantly after the issuance of the 2008 recommendation by the USPSTF that PSA screening for prostate cancer was not appropriate in men of 75 years and older. … READ MORE …
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For our US-based readers … It appears that Rep. Kucinich’s statements on his web site (reported on this web site a few days ago) are something of a political simplification of reality. … READ MORE …
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The value of regular testing of increasingly elderly men and women for risk of cancer is controversial. However, a new paper in the Archives of Internal Medicine has certainly added to our knowledge of just how widespread such testing may be … at least in the USA. … READ MORE …
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An article by a highly regarded specialist in medical oncology in the most recent issue of The ASCO Post discusses recent recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). … READ MORE …
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In addition to the formal letter submitted to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), and noted on this web site on Friday, the Prostate Cancer Roundtable has, this morning, also issued a media release, signed by the same 10 members of the Roundtable.
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Larry Axmaker is an 8-year prostate cancer survivor and very happy he had regular PSA screenings! … READ MORE …
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THE "NEW" PROSTATE CANCER INFOLINK 
Lack of transparency re public “input” to USPSTF is rather sad
According to a new article by Andy Pollack on the New York Times Health blog just before 1:00 p.m. EST today, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has managed to add to public confusion about its process for what was originally described as public “comment” on current draft recommendations (regarding screening tests for prostate and ovarian cancer and other disorders). … READ MORE …
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