July 16, 2018
Question:
Answer:
Clinicians counsel men not to be screened with a PSA test for prostate cancer after the age of 65.
Correct Answer?
Explanation:
Clinicians should address prostate cancer screening only if a patient brings up the topic himself.
Prostate cancer screening, when it is implemented, should begin at age 55 and continue until age 70
Clinicians should screen men for prostate cancer only if a man requests screening following participation in a shared decision-making discussion of the benefits and harms of screening.
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