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The prostate-cancer screening rules just changed. Here’s when men should get tested.
The American Cancer Society now recommends most men get their first PSA test when they turn 50. Black men and other men considered high risk should start screening at age 45.
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- MarketWatchThe prostate-cancer screening rules just changed. Here’s when men should get tested.The American Cancer Society now recommends most men get their first PSA test when they turn 50. Black men and other men considered high risk should start screening at age 45.
- NY PostNew prostate cancer screening guidelines mean changes for men over 50: what to knowProstate cancer is unique among major cancers in that routine screening is actually controversial.
- CNNA ‘clear recommendation’ for men: Get screened for prostate cancer
- New York Times(subscription required)What to Know About New Prostate Cancer Screening RecommendationsUniversal screening for the disease has long been a subject of controversy.
- NBC NewsNew prostate cancer screening guidelines include regular PSA testing for most older menAs rates of advanced prostate cancer rise, the American Cancer Society is recommending that most men age 50 to 69 get a PSA blood test every other year.