What men need to know after a major update to prostate cancer guidelines

WASHINGTON — Middle-aged men should undergo regular screening for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Thursday in a major change to its guidelines. The screening involves a simple blood test, and men at average risk of getting prostate cancer should receive that PSA test every two years between the ages of 50 and 69, the cancer society advised. kAm|6? 2E 9:89 C:D<[ :?4=F5:?8 q=24< >6? 2?5 >6? H:E9 2 DEC@?8 72>:=J 9:DE@CJ @7 AC@DE2E6 42?46C[ D9@F=5 86E J62C=J !$p 49642C>6?565 E92E >6? 2E 2G6C286 C:D< E2=< H:E9 E96:C 5@4E@CD 23@FE H96E96C 2?5 9@H @7E6? E@ 86E !$p E6DED] %92E’D 2 AC@E6:? AC@5F465 3J 3@E9 ?@C>2= 2?5 42?46C@FD AC@DE2E6 46==D[ >62?:?8 2 9:89 =6G6= >:89E D:8?2= 2 EF>@C 3FE 2=D@ 4@F=5 36 7C@> 2 36?:8? 6?=2C865 AC@DE2E6 @C 36 2 E6>A@C2CJ DA:<6 7C@> G:8@C@FD 6I6C4:D6]k^Am kAm!C@DE2E6 42?46C :D 9:89=J DFCG:G23=6 :7 42F89E 62C=J[ 3FE H:56DAC625 !$p E6DE:?8 :? E96 A2DE H2D 3=2>65 7@C @G6CEC62E>6?E @7 D=@H\8C@H:?8 EF>@CD 2?5 F??646DD2CJ 7@==@H\FA E6DE:?8 :? >6? H9@ EFC?65 @FE E@ ?@E 92G6 42?46C]k^Am kAm%96 FA52E65 25G:46 4@>6D 27E6C 25G2?46D :? F?56CDE2?5:?8 9@H C68F=2C !$p E6DE:?8 42? 96=A 42E49 AC@DE2E6 42?46C 367@C6 :E DAC625D 2?5 364@>6D 92C56C E@ EC62E[ 2D H6== 2D 9@H E@ C65F46 A@E6?E:2= 92C>D 7C@> D4C66?:?8[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 42?46C D@4:6EJ] %92E :?4=F56D DE6AD DF49 2D C6A62E:?8 2 !$p E6DE E@ 36 DFC6 :E’D C62==J 9:89 @C 255:?8 2? |#x D42? E@ 96=A :56?E:7J H9@ ?665D 2 3:@ADJ[ 2D H6== 2D >@?:E@C:?8 C2E96C E92? 288C6DD:G6=J EC62E:?8 =@H\C:D< EF>@CD]k^Am kAmp AC@DE2E6 42?46C DA64:2=:DE ?@E :?G@=G65 H:E9 E96 8F:56=:?6 D2:5 E96 492?86 H:== 36 6DA64:2==J 96=A7F= 7@C AC:>2CJ 42C6 5@4E@CD H9@ :?EC@5F46 42?46C D4C66?:?8D E@ A2E:6?ED 3FE >2J 36 =6DD 72>:=:2C H:E9 E96 4@>A=6I:E:6D]k^Am kAm“%9:D 92D E2<6? 2>3:8F:EJ @FE @7 :E] %96J 2C6 32D:42==J D2J:?8[ ‘s@ :E[’” D2:5 sC] pD9 %6H2C:[ H9@ =625D E96 FC@=@8J 56A2CE>6?E 2E |@F?E $:?2:’D x429? $49@@= @7 |65:4:?6 :? }6H *@C<] “%9:D 8F:56=:?6 H:== @?=J >2<6 E9:?8D 62D:6C 7@C >6? 2?5 9@A67F==J :E H:== 92G6 >@C6 8C2?572E96CD 62E:?8 5:??6C H:E9 E96:C 72>:=J `_ J62CD 7C@> ?@H]”k^Am kAm%96C6 DE:== ?665D E@ 36 2 5@4E@C\A2E:6?E 4@?G6CD2E:@? 23@FE E96 AC@D 2?5 4@?D[ E96 42?46C D@4:6EJ 8F:56=:?6 DEC6DD6D]k^Am kAm“(6 H2?E E@ 7:?5 E96 C:89E 32=2?46[” %6H2C: 28C665] “!2E:6?ED ?665 E@ F?56CDE2?5 E92E E96:C C:D< @7 AC@DE2E6 42?46C 5:776CD[” H9:49 6IA=2:?D H9J E96 C64@>>6?52E:@?D 2C6?’E @?6\D:K6\7:ED\2==]k^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm(92E :D 2 DEC@?8 72>:=J 9:DE@CJn %96 42?46C D@4:6EJ D2JD E92E >62?D 92G:?8 @?6 4=@D6 C6=2E:G6 — 2 72E96C[ 3C@E96C @C D@? — 5:28?@D65 H:E9 AC@DE2E6 42?46C 367@C6 286 ed[ @C >F=E:A=6 4=@D6 C6=2E:G6D 5:28?@D65 2E 2?J 286] %92E AFED E96> :? E96 9:89\C:D< 42E68@CJ 7@C J62C=J !$p 49646? 92G6 ;FDE @?6 4=@D6 C6=2E:G6 H:E9 AC@DE2E6 42?46C 5:28?@D65 27E6C ed[ E96J D9@F=5 DE:== DE2CE D4C66?:?8 2E cd 3FE 42? 8@ EH@ J62CD 36EH66? E6DE:?8]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmw@H =@?8 D9@F=5 D4C66?:?8 4@?E:?F6n xE’D ?@E 7@C >6? @7 2?J 286 H9@D6 962=E9 :D D@ A@@C E92E E96J 2C6?’E 6IA64E65 E@ =:G6 2?@E96C `_ J62CD] u@C 6G6CJ@?6 6=D6[ E96 8F:56=:?6 25G:D6D E2=<:?8 H:E9 2 5@4E@C 2E 286 f_ 23@FE E96 49@:46[ D2J:?8 36?67:ED 2C6 =6DD 4=62C] %96 42?46C D@4:6EJ ?@ =@?86C C64@>>6?5D D4C66?:?8 2E fd — H9:=6 242J 49@@D6 E@ 4@?E:?F6 — 2?5 5:D4@FC286D :E @?46 >6? EFC? g_]k^DA2?mk^Am kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm!C@DE2E6 42?46C :D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 42?46CD :? >6?] %96 42?46C D@4:6EJ 6DE:>2E6D >@C6 E92? bbb[___ >6? :? E96 &]$] H:== 36 5:28?@D65 H:E9 AC@DE2E6 42?46C :? a_ae[ 2?5 23@FE be[___ H:== 5:6 @7 :E]k^DA2?mk^Am