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TUCC Statement on Prostate Cancer Screening

The US Preventive Services Task Force’s advisement that healthy men of all ages should no longer receive the PSA test is something that should be discussed with trepidation. More than 3,000 men in Colorado will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. The majority of them will be diagnosed through a PSA test.

There are often no early signs or symptoms of prostate cancer. Since the advent of the PSA test the mortality rate per 100,000 men diagnosed with prostate cancer has declined by almost 40 percent. 
 
Not all prostate cancer diagnoses are life threatening. Not all prostate cancer diagnoses require treatment. But, the PSA test is the best option available today to help men assess their risk for prostate cancer and then determine the appropriate treatment with their physician. Discounting prostate cancer screening entirely will undo the significant progress we’ve made in diagnosing and treating this potentially devastating disease.

Click on the PDF "GET THE FACTS ABOUT PSA SCREENING" to learn more facts about prostate cancer screening.