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appropriate speciali/s4  ,:]eas ! ,unit$
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7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,usp/f7  
is an indep5d5t panel ( prim>y c>e      
physicians1 n employ$ by ! ,f$]al       
,gov]nm5t1 :o are exp]ts 9 prev5tive &  
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 on ! ,,usp/f conduct sci5tific evid5ce 
reviews ( a broad range ( cl9ical heal? 
c>e prev5tive s]vices & develop         
recomm5dations = prim>y c>e cl9icians & 
heal? sy/ems2 ,:]eas pro/ate canc] is ! 
second lead+ cause ( canc]-relat$ dea?s 

( m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas !        
,national ,canc] ,in/itute e/imates t1 9
 #bjac1 #bch1eij m5 w be diagnos$ )1 &  
#bi1gbj m5 w die (1 pro/ate canc]2      
,:]eas ! ,national ,canc] ,in/itute     
e/imates t #a 9 #f m5 w be diagnos$ )   
pro/ate canc] dur+ 8 lifetime2 ,:]eas   
family hi/ory has be5 %[n to be a risk  
factor = pro/ate canc] = m5 ( all races 
& e?nicities1 & m5 ) a family hi/ory (  
pro/ate canc] are twice z likely to be  
diagnos$ ) ! disease2 ,:]eas ! ,,usp/f  
ackn[l$ges t pro/ate canc] is ! mo/     
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diagnosis e/imat$ at #ae4i p]c5t2 ,:]eas
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to die f pro/ate canc] ?an o!r m5 9 !   
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physician :o specializes 9 diagnos+ &   
treat+ pati5ts ) pro/ate canc]2 ,:]eas !
 ,,usp/f does n h any memb]s :o are     
oncologi/s1 a type ( physician :o       

specializes 9 diagnos+ & treat+ pati5ts 
) canc]2 ,:]eas ! ,food & ,drug         
,adm9i/ration fir/ approv$ !            
pro/ate-specific antig5 7commonly ref]r$
 to z ,,psa7 blood te/ = pro/ate canc]  
scre5+ & diagnosis 9 #aiib &1 s9ce t "t1
 ! mortality rate due to pro/ate canc]  
has decreas$ by #dj p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 9    
,augu/ #bjjh1 ! ,,usp/f recomm5d$ aga9/ 
pro/ate-specific antig5-bas$ scre5+ =   
pro/ate canc] = m5 ages #ge & old]1     
because ! ,,usp/f det]m9$ t !re 0       
insuffici5t evid5ce to assess ! balance 
( b5efits & h>ms ( pro/ate canc] scre5+ 
9 m5 y\ng] ?an age #ge2 ,:]eas1 9 ,may  
#bjab1 ! ,,usp/f issu$ a new            
recomm5dation1 to replace its #bjjh     
recomm5dation1 aga9/ pro/ate-specific   
antig5-bas$ scre5+ = pro/ate canc] = m5 
9 all age gr\ps1 because ! ,,usp/f      
conclud$ t !re is mod]ate-to-high       
c]ta9ty t ! te/ has no net b5efit1 or t 
! h>ms outweigh ! b5efits1 & sugge/$ t  
?is scre5+ practice be disc\rag$2 ,:]eas
 ! ,may #bjab recomm5dation aga9/ scre5+

 applies to all m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
reg>dless ( age2 ,:]eas ! ,may #bjab    
recomm5dation aga9/ scre5+ applies to   
all m5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 reg>dless (   
race1 ev5 ?\gh ! ,,usp/f ackn[l$ges t   
,african-,am]ican m5 h a sub/antially   
high] incid5ce rate = pro/ate canc] ?an 
,:ite m5 h & m ?an twice ! mortality    
rate f pro/ate canc] t ,:ite m5 h2      
,:]eas ! ,may #bjab recomm5dation aga9/ 
scre5+ applies to all m5 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 ev5 ?\gh ! ,,usp/f ackn[l$ges t 
!re is conv9c+ evid5ce t                
pro/ate-specific antig5-bas$ te/+ helps 
detect _m cases ( asymptomatic pro/ate  
canc]2 & ,:]eas ! ,,usp/f ackn[l$ges t  
cl9ical decisions reg>d+ canc] scre5+   
involve multiple consid]ations & t      
cl9icians %\ld individualize            
decisionmak+ to ! specific pati5t or    
situation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is !   
s5se ( ! ,s5ate t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,prev5tive ,s]vices ,task ,=ce %\ld--  
7,a7 reevaluate its recomm5dation aga9/ 
pro/ate-specific antig5-bas$ scre5+ =   

pro/ate canc] = m5 9 all age gr\ps2     
7,b7 s]i\sly engage & consult )         
speciali/s1 includ+ urologi/s &         
oncologi/s1 z x reevaluates its         
recomm5dation2 &  7,c7 id5tify areas =  
additional rese>* & evaluation ( me?ods 
( treatm5t (1 & scre5+ proc$ures =1     
pro/ate canc]2  7#b7 pro/ate canc]      
scre5+ decisions %\ld be made by ea*    
individual pati5t & 8 physician1 tak+   
into acc\nt ! p]sonal risk factors ( !  
pati5t1 su* z 8 ov]all heal?1 age1 race1
 family hi/ory1 & life expectancy1 z    
well z 8 desire = ev5tual treatm5t if he
 is diagnos$ ) pro/ate canc]2 &  7#c7   
/eps %\ld be tak5 to raise aw>5ess (1 & 
increase public k ab\t1 pro/ate canc]1 !
 b5efits ( e>ly detection1 & !          
appropriat5ess ( scre5+ te/s4