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Why is PSA test not recommended for men over 70? The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is commonly used to screen for prostate cancer in men The test measures the level of PSA, a protein produced by the prostate, in the blood As men get older, their risk of prostate cancer increases However, there is considerable debate around PSA screening in older men Current guidelines do not recommend routine PSA screening in men over 70 years or
When is it time to stop being checked for prostate cancer? Routine PSA testing to check for prostate cancer is no longer recommended for most men But despite what the experts suggest, many men continue to opt for annual PSA tests This includes a surprisingly large number of men in their 70s In a recent study in the journal Cancer, more than half of a group of men 75 and older had PSA tests and biopsies
5 Years After Routine PSA Testing Stopped Being Recommended 5 Years After Routine PSA Testing Stopped Being Recommended The Challenge In 2008, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against regular prostate- specific antigen (PSA) screening for men age 75 and older, and 4 years later, in 2012, they recommended against routine PSA screening for all men
Myths About PSA Tests and Prostate Cancer Screening The main screening tool for prostate cancer is the PSA test, which measures levels of a protein called prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood In the past, some experts have suggested that PSA testing caused more harm than good, saying it can lead to unnecessary biopsies and therapies for cancers that actually don’t need to be treated
Healthy Men Over 75: Dont Stop PSA Screening We are living longer, and 75 is not the ripe old age it used to be But it's a cutoff age for PSA screening — and this is missing cancer in men who really need to be treated, say Brady investigators "There is increasing evidence that this age-based approach is significantly flawed," says Patrick
Non-Recommended PSA-Based Screening in Older Men (PSA) Assess whether men 70 years of age and older were screened unnecessarily for prostate cancer using prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening Why it Matters Although prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer among men in the U S , 1,2 most cases are diagnosed at a later age They grow slowly and may not manifest as health problems during a patient’s lifetime 3,4
Why is Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening not . . . PSA testing is not recommended for men of advanced age (typically over 70-75 years) because the potential harms outweigh the benefits The primary reason is that prostate cancer in elderly men often progresses slowly, and these men are more likely to die from other causes before the cancer becomes clinically significant or symptomatic 1