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Do you mean PSA is not recommended? Or *no* testing (aka digital test) is recommended?
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ty97
Routine screening (PSA or/and rectal) is not recommended by the USPTF. You test if there are symptoms. -- nm
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James Bond (aka on phone) (aka Igor)
Oct 4 '16, 08:05
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Does family history play into that at all or know?
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ty97
Oct 4, 08:13
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Also their recommendation is pretty controversial because when I was in Spain I noticed Billboards advocating for prostate screening. -- nm
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James Bond (aka on phone)
Oct 4, 08:32
No. The vsst majority of males develop prostate cancer by like age 80 or 90. But it is a slow cancer where treatment can be more harmful than the
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James Bond (aka on phone)
Oct 4, 08:27
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But don't confuse screening vs working up symptoms. If a guy comes with urinary retention, that is no longer screening and he will get a DRE and
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James Bond (aka on phone)
Oct 4, 08:31
this is what my doctor does (I have yet to be tested) -- nm
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Oct 4, 08:09
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