http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/2 ... ?hpt=hp_t2The United States Preventive Services Task Force issued their final recommendation on the PSA prostate cancer-screening test Monday, recommending against routine PSA exams for men of any age. The task force says the PSA exam and additional treatments that may follow, like radiation and surgery, result in far more harm than benefit.
Dr. Virginia Moyer, who sits on the task force, cited that only one out of every 1,000 men who are screened would actually benefit from the exam. Instead, most will have to deal with side effects from treatment that can range from incontinence and impotence, to stroke and death.
“Your primary care physician shouldn’t routinely offer the exam," said Moyer. "But if a patient brings it up, that doctor has a responsibility to inform them of the potential harms and risk."
However, the American Urological Association is not changing its stance on the PSA test. “We at the AUA still recommend the PSA, with its imperfections," said Dr. Chris Amling. "It’s the wrong thing to deny a man if he wants to have this test."
Интересные комментарии, вот отметился доктор:
и еще там есть любопытные комментарии. интересно будет ли такой же шум как когда отменили маммограммы?As a cancer biologist and young (diagnosed age 42) prostate cancer survivor myself, whose cancer was found by PSA testing, intuitively I feel this recommendation against testing is wrong.
More importantly, logically and scientifically, I also think this recommendation is wrong because it neglects the fact that a more intelligently crafted plan of PSA testing focusing first on younger men would save lives and reduce testing. PSA testing has also prevented men from presenting at diagnosis with extreme pain and troubles related to massive prostate tumors, an often-ignored fact.
What we need is not to stop PSA testing, but rather to adopt a better plan for it such as the one I outlined here on my lab's blog:
http://www.ipscell.com/2011/10/should-m ... s-yes-but/
Paul Knoepfler, PhD
Associate Professor
UC Davis School of Medicine