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Urologists echo call for more discussion before prostate cancer screening

Urologists fell in line with other doctor groups on Friday in recommending careful consideration and discussion when it comes to screening for prostate cancer, rather than a gung-ho approach.At its annual meeting in San Diego, California, the American Urological Association (AUA) recommended against screening average-risk men under age 55 or any man over 70 using prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, blood tests.At in-between ages, the group said each man should weigh the benefits and harms of screening and treatment and decide with his doctor what approach best fits his values.For those who do choose screening, it added, an interval of every two years may be better than annual tests."I look upon this guideline… as the beginning of a targeted-based screening," said Dr. H. Ballentine Carter, chair of the panel that developed the guidelines and a urologist and oncologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore."Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, we're trying to emphasize that there is ...

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