Colocando mais lenha na fogueira sobre o screening de CA de próstata, vejam as novas recomendações, ou melhor, a NÃO RECOMENDAÇÃO da US Preventive Services Task Force de se usar PSA como screening de CA de próstata em QUALQUER idade.
Publicado em Annals of Internal Medicine 17/07/2012
http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleID=1216568
Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation
Statement
Description:Update of the 2008 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for prostate cancer.
Methods:The USPSTF reviewed new evidence on the benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)–based screening for prostate cancer, as well as the benefits and harms of treatment of localized prostate cancer.
Recommendation:
The USPSTF recommends against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer (grade D recommendation).This recommendation applies to men in the general U.S. population, regardless of age. This recommendation does not include the use of the PSA test for surveillance after diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer; the use of the PSA test for this indication is outside the scope of the USPSTF.
