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BY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
September 1, 2010
Released March 3, 2010
American Cancer Society Updates Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines
Update Reaffirms the Importance of Shared Decision-Making
Atlanta 2010/03/03 -Newly updated prostate cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society reaffirm the recommendation that men should discuss the uncertainties, risks and potential benefits of screening for prostate cancer before deciding whether to be tested. The update is the first since 2001 and was done as part of the Society's regular guidelines update process. It included a series of systematic reviews focusing on the latest evidence related to the early detection of prostate cancer, screening test performance, harms of therapy for localized prostate cancer, and shared and informed decision making in prostate cancer screening.The guideline is published online in advance of print publication in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.
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